[MUSIC INTERVIEW] MACHINE ON A BREAK – How I Say Goodnight Interview

Fresh off the back of a support show with industry heavyweights Patient Sixty-Seven, Canberra based Metal empress Machine on a Break has dropped her soaring new single called ‘How I Say Goodnight’.

The powerful single, which premiered exclusively via The AU Review, highlights the importance of reassuring others of safety when struggling through mental health issues.

“How I Say Goodnight is ultimately about reassuring the people close to me that, despite how I might be feeling, I am safe. As someone who has struggled with mental health challenges for as long as I can remember, I have learned this is important to the people around me.”

Machine on a Break has announced a live single launch show at The Baso in Canberra on May 16 alongside Great White DogsAiffel and Social Strangers.

After being named as a Grand Finalist (top 8) in the Listen Up Songwriting Prize in 2022, Machine on a Break went on to support Wicked Things and Krave, then moving to Canberra, where she played Festival 15 in 2024. Following this, she went on to play at Sydney Olympic Park as pre-show entertainment for Parkway Drive fans on September 21st, and a Yours and Owls free party in October 2024. In 2025 you can catch her supporting I See Stars on the Newcastle leg of their Australian Tour, as well as opening for Perth metalcore badasses Patient Sixty-Seven on the Canberra leg of their AUS tour.

New single ‘How I Say Goodnight’ is available on all major online streaming services.

This week Machine On A Break spoke to Subculture about the brand new single. You can listen to the interview right here: