Julia-Sophie returns with avant-garde single “numb” ahead of her debut solo LP forgive too slow, out July 26 via Ba Da Bing Records.
Oxford based Anglo-French talent Julia-Sophie is back! Following from her stunning solo EPs – 2020’s y? and 2021’s heartbroken
A melting pot of indie pop, electronica, alternative and something decidedly undefinable, “numb”, opens with Julia-Sophie’s whispered vocals over a thrumming synth drum line. Haunting and building, the lush electronica beat swells beneath her words, her ruminations on life orchestrating the rising synths. Her steady and breathy vocalizations lead the ebb and flow of the soundscape, gorgeously dichotomous against the pounding electronic synths.
The accompanying visuals show fractured vignettes of Julia-Sophie, warped and distorted like her tormented thoughts through the crackled shots of film. Each grainy shot reinforces the mood of chaos that pervades her chaotic and messy stream of consciousness vocals.
Of the track, Julia-Sophie commented: “The song “numb” is my attempt to express the chaotic thoughts I have swirling in my heart and head, dreaming of ways I could live, love, and be free, unfortunately, this escape only lives out in my dreams, for in the ‘real life’ I am stuck too stuck in my spiralling and self-destructive ways.”
Watch this space as Julia-Sophie introduces us to her forthcoming album.
