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New Music: Rhys

We’re launching into this gorgeous Saturday morning with one of the sweetest songs that we’ve come across all week.

Californian artist and producer Rhys has only released one track to date, ‘IoU’, and we’re already obsessed with what this talent’s music sounds like.

“‘IoU’ is a song I wrote not just for me, but those who don’t have a voice. For someone you love, for someone you trust.”

The song is proof that sometimes, the simplest melodies and productions are the most powerful. We’ll be surprised if you don’t have ‘IoU’ on rotation all day.

And while you’re at it – be sure to watch the visualiser, which was filmed in the desert and is inspired by cult black & white movies.

“All my life I just wanted to make noise, so I am. I’ve always been a little too wild to be still. My name is Rhys. Yes that’s my real name. Growing up in Tracy, CA we had no role models to look up to. No superstars from the city, That took a toll on me. I can’t lie.”

Rhys

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Rhys – Butterflies

An artist who has never been afraid to experiment with her work, Rhys seems to have finally found her sound through the release of new EP ‘Thanks a lot now I can’t smile’ (out now).

Featuring co-production by Elias Kapari, this creative and playful record takes inspiration from growing up in the hipster nest that is Portland.

“This EP is a projection of my frustration in life and relationships; filled to the brim with passive aggressive jokes, defence mechanisms, pettiness and sadness. It’s me looking back and admitting my flaws and worst tendencies, but also realising i’m not always fully responsible for how things turned out. You can’t predict how people will treat you, or how you’ll react to situations in life. You don’t always have to be reasonable or grateful, sometimes things just feel shitty. Relationships end, they leave, you leave, depressions happen. I found myself asking everyone I met if my feelings were normal, seeking some type of solace in that others could relate to my lows, but that’s never really enough. So instead I wrote songs, hoping they in turn could help others. I’m just writing about life and every teeny tiny emotion in between.”

Rhys

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Rhys – Thanks a lot now I can’t smile

American-Swedish starlet Rhys returns today with a supreme sound that fuses pop and rock tones together in both a balanced and nostalgic way.

Taken from her next EP (due early next year), ‘Thanks a lot now I can’t smile’ incorporates that style of early 00’s American punk-pop, which in many ways shaped Rhys while she was growing up in Portland.

“I was quite depressed for a year and felt incapable of socialising with others without killing the vibe. Walked around thinking ‘well, I’m gonna feel this bad forever, thanks a lot! When being in the middle of it, it was hard to see it, but in retrospect it was sick liberating to write a sarcastic song about that time.”

Rhys