Salt Tree Releases New EP ‘Adrift’
October 24, 2025 BY Emma Orland
From late-night soundchecks in Groningen to the stillness of their makeshift home studio in Margaret River, Australian indie-folk duo Salt Tree have turned a whirlwind two years on the road into their most expansive and heartfelt project yet. Today, they release their brand-new EP Adrift (out now via Nettwerk), a six-track collection capturing the beauty in feeling unanchored – between places, relationships, and versions of yourself – and learning to trust that even in uncertainty, you are still moving forward. Alongside the record, they also share a video for the EP’s powerful closer “Better Man”.
On new single “Better Man,” Salt Tree lean into their trademark soaring harmonies and acoustic warmth, turning a moment of self-reflection into a stirring anthem of growth. The duo share, “’Better Man’ is about becoming a better version of yourself, even when life feels heavy. It’s a song that reflects on the mistakes, the doubts, and the moments you question if you are enough, but ultimately finds hope in the idea that every setback shapes you into someone stronger. No matter how many times life pulls you backward, you keep learning, keep moving forward, and keep becoming the person you were meant to be. It’s a reminder that growth is never perfect, but it’s always worth it.”
WATCH & SHARE: SALT TREE “BETTER MAN”
https://youtu.be/WZDKoy1TxNo?si=vLLE0_6Lm167f1z-
Entirely self-produced by guitarist/vocalist Tom Boerema, across Adrift, Salt Tree explore the uncertainty of being between places and versions of yourself. The record drifts between the lows of struggle and the highs of discovery: “Cold Hard Ground” offers a hand in moments of darkness, while “Sugar” captures the thrill of new connection. “Paradise”, written in Stockholm with Swedish producer Gustav Nyström, imagines uprooting life to start again somewhere different, while “Wherever You May Go”, co-written with fellow Western Australian songwriter Matt Gresham, aches with the pull of distance. Closing track “Better Man” ties those threads together, grounding the EP in a message of hope and reinvention.
Salt Tree shares, “Each track explores a different kind of drifting: from the lows of mental struggle to the excitement of new love, from the sadness of letting go to the hope of being a better person. It’s about learning to trust that even when you’re unmoored, you’re still moving toward something real.”
LISTEN & SHARE: SALT TREE ADRIFT
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The release of Adrift arrives after a whirlwind year on the road that has seen Salt Tree perform sold out shows on their recent European headline tour, open for South African star Jeremy Loops after a serendipitous Instagram connection, and play to their biggest Australian crowd yet supporting Ziggy Alberts. They have performed at festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and Bulli Summer Festival on the New South Wales coast, and headlined their own open-air concerts across Europe, while also taking their music to unexpected spaces such as underground lakes in Switzerland and surf camps in Spain. Following their European and UK run, Salt Tree returned to Australian stages, performing in regional centres and capital cities across the last month.
ADRIFT TRACKLISTING
Cold Hard Ground
Answers
Paradise
Sugar
Wherever You May Go
Better Man
ABOUT SALT TREE
In the remote coastal town of Margaret River – where the forest meets the sea – Salt Tree was born. The indie-folk duo of Tom Boerema and Nathan Parsons craft music rooted in connection, introspection, and the beauty of the natural world. Their sound is unmistakably their own: soaring harmonies, acoustic warmth, and stories that feel like conversations around a campfire.
Entirely self-written, recorded, and produced from their bedroom studio, Salt Tree’s music has struck a chord around the world – amassing over 100 million global streams. Since releasing their debut EP Out of the Water in 2022, followed by Find Our Way (2023) and Swell (2024), the duo has toured sold-out venues across Europe and Australia, and supported artists like Jeremy Loops and Ziggy Alberts.
Their songs explore everything from mental health to new love, inner reflection to wide-eyed curiosity, grounded always in a deep sense of place and purpose. Whether playing in iconic European venues, on a gondola in the Swiss Alps, or in the stillness of their hometown, Salt Tree’s music reminds us that even when we feel adrift, we’re never truly lost.
