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“’No Tomorrows’ was written as a slow melancholy song on the beach in northern Queensland, on a cheap 3/4 guitar that I picked up for travelling-light,” explains Davies. “It’s about trying to hold onto the most important things in life before they disappear, those moments where you know something is changing, maybe ending, and not wanting to lose those who are most precious to you now, before time catches up. There’s sadness in it, but also freedom. The song has this movement and spirit that felt different from anything I’d written before, it almost drove itself.”
Like the material that introduced The Tortured Souls earlier this year, “No Tomorrows” emerged from an intensely personal creative awakening for Davies. After decades spent as a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist in Western Australia, the lingering grief of losing a loved one years earlier unexpectedly led him toward songwriting and artistic expression. What began with purchasing a guitar in 2023 soon became a flood of songs shaped by reflection, vulnerability and emotional honesty.
Working closely with Rob Grant at the renowned Poons Head Studio on Australia’s west coast, Davies and his collaborators built a body of work grounded in warmth, spontaneity and genuine human connection. “No Tomorrows” stands as one of the project’s most dynamic moments, blending classic pop craftsmanship with soulful, late-night rock energy and deeply confessional lyricism reminiscent of iconic Australian songwriters such as Paul Kelly and Don Walker.
Accompanying the track is a perfectly fitting lush, late night music video with live performance of The Tortured Souls performing at Poons Head Studios in Perth, spliced amongst footage of Davies walking the streets of Melbourne. Produced, filmed and directed by Patrick Pierce and Dara Munnis from Dead As Disco (Jimmy Barnes, The Paper Kites, The Cat Empire), the video captures Davies wandering the city late at night.
“It represents me trying to find my way through a difficult time of being lost and alone,” explains Davies. “The late night setting reflects the grittiness of the song. A no-nonsense visual to a no-nonsense song.”
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