"Sounds of Then" was written by front man, Mark "Cal" Callaghan, who provides lead vocals and guitar.

Callaghan recalled that it started as a poem in his notebook, reflecting on the time that his family moved from England to Bundaberg in Queensland, a major culture shock for him: "We lived half way between Bundaberg and the ocean, all around was bush scrub and cane fields.

And walking up to the top of the street to catch the school bus, one morning you turn around and there's fire.

[3] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Sounds of Then" was ranked number 7.

Her rendition did not chart, but gained national exposure in Australia by being used in a television advertisement for Colorbond steel.