- 2023-11-30
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MUSIC
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Alice Russell Returns With New Song “Rain”
British soul singer-songwriter Alice Russell returned with a new song “Rain” on November 30, 2023.
It is her first solo release in a decade since the 2013 album To “Dust”.
The track was written and produced alongside long-time collaborator TM Juke.
Melding warm, blues-infused guitars with heartfelt lyrics, the track addresses the urgent need for us all to be self-reflective.
Alice Russell said of the song, “Rain is about us trying our best to see what is ours and not pile it on to those around us, to question so we can have a truly deep, connected, loving and honest relationship with all who share our lives; to sort out our own baggage so we can let go and therefore move on and live, while we still have the breath to do so.”- “We've both got a very open approach to writing songs,” Alice Russell explained of working with TM Juke, “Our influences run from Sarah Vaughan to Bach, Kate Bush to Arvo Part, and J Dilla to Alice Coltrane. We love everything from dirty, squelchy dubstep to old-school soul. We nudge each other in the right direction.”
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Back in 2021, she re-released the album “To Dust” including a bonus track remake of “Heartbreaker” by label-mate trumpeter Sefi Zisling.
Alice Russell said, “Two little ones have joined me, and one has left - my dad passed away the summer after 'To Dust' was released. The day after my Dad's funeral, I found out I was pregnant with my first little one.”
She continued, “The grief journey has cracked me open and created a more urgent need to be focused and try to go deeper with how I communicate creatively and who I AM today, and I welcome it with open arms”.
Photo by Glashier - source : Apple Music
