I might be an introvert

Nu Music Monday #20 / 26-04-2021

Apr 26, 2021

Hey there,

I’m Red, and welcome to Nu Music Monday. Glad to have you here.

Every week I write quick bites about some of my favorite tracks released in the past seven days (-ish). I also go into the latest music news when I feel like it and share stuff I think is worth your time.

Putting a new pop outfit on your radars and sharing lovely tracks this week.

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Introducing: FancyNormal

Newly-formed Melbourne pop duo FancyNormal are launching full throttle across romantic 80s synth soundscapes with their subtly profound debut EP, Starters & Appetizers.

Although the Australian pop outfit is fairly recent–officially nearing six months of age–Noni and Jules are no stranger to playing music. Jules’ first foray into the art form was classical piano lessons as a kid. Later he played with a number of people, including a hardcore punk band, as surprising as it might sound. Noni discovered her appetite for singing early on; “I’ve never really thought about the fact that I could sing, and I just sort of did.”

As the world shut down this time last year, both decided to act on an idea they’d talked about for years: “We really honed in and decided this was the right–well, wasn’t necessarily the right or the wrong time; it was just the time to do something like this. If we weren’t going to do it now, when would we?”

Read my full interview with FancyNormal in Highwire Magazine.

Track of the week: Little Simz - Introvert

Simz is drawing a clear line between GREY Area and her just-announced next album SIMBI (Sometimes I Might Be An Introvert). The lead single, ‘Introvert’, demonstrates a dramatic flair and lush orchestration that’s miles away from the somber arrangements of her previous (wonderful) full-length.

“There’s a war inside, I hear battle cries”, she raps before spilling her heart out to thousands of listeners. Magnetic as ever, she pulls us every which way: where Simz leads, we follow. Cleo Sol makes for a wonderful partner the second time around and Emma Corrin (The Crown’s own Princess Diana) signs off the track with gusto.

Best experienced with all the attention you can muster.