- 2024-04-29
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Donate to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine ➔ Amanda Cy Releases New Song “Yangtze”
Stockholm-based indie-pop singer-songwriter Amanda Cy released a new song “Yangtze” on April 25, 2024.
The song is the third single off of her upcoming EP “Waterworks”, following “Know Nothing” and “A Mother's Touch”.
Tapping into Scandinavian melancholy, the track is all about letting go and letting your feelings out, in reference to the far-stretching river in China,
The track was written by Amanda Cy, Carl Wikström Ask, Madelene Eliasson, and Teddy Failure. Produced by Madelene Eliasson and Teddy Failure.
The accompanying music video was directed by Julia Thelin.
Amanda Cy said of the song, "Conveniently, the process of writing Yangtze turned out to be relatively fluid. I knew I wanted to write a pop-banger à la MUNA, and had the idea of naming it Yangtze in the back of my head. After dealing with a long creative dip, I decided that I wanted to start producing my own demos and I spent my Christmas in 2021 experimenting with production techniques. I then realised that the chorus-idea for Yangtze fit perfectly on top of one of my own production loops. That unlocked everything.”- She continued, “Yangtze is an ode to crying and how good it can feel. It's about accepting that you're an emotional being and that sometimes it's just better to cry it out instead of stoically trying to keep things bottled up.”
She added, “I love crying and the way it can release so much tension - but it's so easy to associate it with attention seeking, weakness, shame and all these negative things. Whether alone, in public or on someone's shoulder - if you want to cry - please cry.”
The new EP is set to be released on May 23, 2024. -
Photo by Daniela Spiroska - source : Apple Music
