- 2025-10-27
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MUSIC
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Skye Newman Releases Debut Project “SE9 Part 1”
London-based singer-songwriter Skye Newman released her debut project “SE9 Part 1” along with a new music video for “FU & UF”.
The project is named after the London postcode where she grew up.
She wrote most of songs two years ago. The project comprises 6 tracks, including three pre-release singles “Hairdresser”, “Family Matters”, and “Out Out”, and three new songs. Produced by Boo and Luis Navidad.
Skye Newman said of the project, “SE9 is where I lived, mostly, during the first 20 years of my life. It's about why I am the person I am today. Early family life, trauma, internal battles. It's incredibly personal to me. It shows you the life I've lived so far.”
She added, “Honestly can't believe the day has come where I am releasing 'SE9 Part 1'. I have poured my heart and soul into this and hope that translates. I hope I can do the same with these new songs.”- She said of the new video, “I put FU & UF first because it's good to remind whoever's listening to be strong and to stand your ground. My main message is don't change who you are for anyone. Be true to yourself. It took me a while to realise this, but I am now living for me. And that's the most important kind of living!”
She told Apple Music about the project, “I've actually been on TikTok for years and I had a lot of viral videos. I disappeared for a couple of years because I was dealing with my own issues and things at home. Then I got in the studio and I was trying to find my sound. And then it blew up. It's funny when I see people say, 'You've come out of nowhere.' I'm like, 'Well, I actually haven't. You've only just found me now.'” -
Skye Newman explained track-by-track for the project via Apple Music.
“FU & UF”
“That song came about from many angry emotions. I'd had an argument with my partner, and it really bothered me. For a lot of our relationship, I'd been brushed off by him and his friends. I felt very distant from them and got pushed out from that group. I went into the studio not long after this had happened, and I was talking about it again with my producers, just gossiping really. I was like, 'Fuck you and your friends,' and they went, 'Stop!' and that was the song. We got straight into it, with me explaining how I was sick of what was going on. The person it's written about has heard it and they're actually fine with it now, but the first time I played it to him, it didn't go well.”
“Hairdresser”
“I'd had a bit of an argument with one of my friends, and my sister was also going through issues with one of her mates. The song came out of a conversation in the studio. Not a lot of people write songs about your friends. With partners, you argue and you forgive and there's a lot more leeway with it. But with friends, it's different. Me and my friends are all very open and we discuss our issues. That's why I wanted to make a song that says you're going to argue with your friends and siblings, and I think every aspect needs to be talked about.”
“My Addiction”
“I wrote this song about the same person 'FU & UF' is about. It's about being up and down. I constantly felt like I was being pulled in and pushed out and I couldn't leave. Love, to me at that point, felt like an addiction. I'll never judge anyone's addiction or how they're feeling because I understand how hard it is being with a person and being addicted. A lot of times I've met fans after my shows and people tell their stories and lay it all out on the line. That's an incredible thing to experience. It can be quite heavy, but it's something that I'm open to taking on because that's what music's about. That's the person that I want to be for people.”
“Out Out”
“This is about a relationship where he would always want to go out with his friends, but it was never too much about us. I got left on the sidelines a lot. So I got to the point where we'd sat around for so long, and I was sick and tired of constantly watching everyone else go 'out out.' We'd plan something and then he'd argue with me and we'd end up canceling. I'd be left sitting waiting on my own and I was so sick of it. A lot of the time, I prefer writing on my own, but it's nice when you do find people that inspire you because, when you're sitting in a room and you're talking about a situation, it's good to hear another perspective. I'll just be ranting about something and someone in the room will be like, 'Stop, that's a song.'”
“Family Matters”
“Music's my therapy, and with this one I was sitting there going, 'You've never worn these shoes, don't mean my New Balance in blue,' and I thought, 'Great fucking first line,' and then all those feelings flowed out of me. I'm the youngest in my family and we're all adults now so when I wrote about them I did get a good response. My parents can understand their wrongdoings, and I hope it's something they've listened to and they know I'm not writing from a place of trying to drag them down, but from my own experience. I love my family and obviously I would never want to hurt anyone, and I didn't write it out of spite.”
“Smoke Rings”
“I wrote this song with my two producers [Boo and Luis Navidad], and one of their partners, Jo, who's an incredible lady, came up with the concept. We were sitting outside and we were talking about memories as I was smoking, and she was like, 'Oh, smoke rings. You can be lost in the smoke rings. That's where you reminisce.' And it grew from there. It's about sitting in your feelings and having to replay so many things. I had a very, very strong, addictive, explosive first love, so a lot of music came out of that. I only really write about things that I love and am passionate about, so as much as there's things that have hurt me in this music, it's only because I had so much love there.” - source : Apple Music
