Romy announces new album ‘Mid Air’ with romantic single ‘Loveher’
nme.comRomy has announced a new album, ‘Mid Air’, and shared the romantic single ‘Loveher’. Check out the track below.‘Mid Air’ marks the first solo album to be released by the singer-songwriter — who is most well known for her work in The xx.
It also features production from Stuart Price and Fred Again.., as well as a guest appearance from fellow bandmate, Jamie xx.“Mid Air is an album about celebration, sanctuary and salvation on the dance floor.
It’s an album that deals with love, grief, relationships, identity and sexuality and is a love letter to the queer clubs where Romy found community and connection,” the press release said of the release.“It’s a coming-out album in a way, although she came out in her personal life a long time ago, but it’s also a coming-through album – through grief and heartache, towards euphoria.”Set for release on September 8 via Young, Romy has also shared her latest single ‘Loveher’, which also serves as the opening track for the album.Produced by Fred Again.., the track captures the same atmosphere as depicted in the full album — something the artist described as “emotional music to dance to”.
It also contains a message of self-love and acceptance in its lyrics, as the singer hails the track as a declarative pop song about the intimacy of falling in love with a woman.“Fred asked me, who could this be for?” Romy said, explaining the message behind the new track. “and I tentatively said… ‘maybe me?’” Check out the single below and pre-order the album here.In recent months Romy has shared two other singles which will also feature on the forthcoming album.
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