This sound reminds me of the very early demo’s by Amy Winehouse, which were some of the most magical and beautiful cuts of soul pop that you could hope to hear.
Anyway, following on from the song officially becoming the most-viewed unreleased demo on a TikTok video in 2020, Lyn Lapid has now signed with Republic Records to release a completed version, and it’s stunning.
“It was about my first interaction with anybody in the music industry. A couple of months ago, I was approached by this guy. He seemed pretty nice. I didn’t like how he pursued success though. He said, ‘You shouldn’t produce your own songs, because they won’t do well. You should do songs that will make you popular’. I disagreed and wrote this.”
Lyn Lapid