'Heart Weighs A Tonne', the first single to be taken from Plastic Palace Alice's upcoming second long player Like A Light finds its strength in its stark incongruities.

At first tilt 'Heart Weighs A Tonne' appears to be a light and lively little number; tinkles of glockenspiel peek through luscious harmonies cradled by sweeping melodies and a toe-tapping beat - but first appearances are notoriously deceiving.

The menace creeps in when you hear the lyric, "You've been having too much fun with your loaded gun", and then you notice the its somewhat maniacal delivery - it's a jarring moment - and one that paints the track with a whole new complexity.

'Heart Weighs A Tonne' is a decidedly upbeat track for a song name-checking the pitfalls of infidelity - if only we could all manage heartbreak with the same level of class.

The album Like A Light will be launched at Melbourne’s newest venue Phoenix Public House on Saturday October 5.