Linying – Paris 12
Prefacing her initiation into both local and international music scenes, Singaporean indie-electronic artist Linying released her first single, Sticky Leaves, landing on Spotify’s viral charts: globally, in the US and the UK, before receiving her worldwide premiere on Billboard – a curious step out of the tiny island-state, though arguably not her first.
Before this, Linying’s beginnings in music were enabled by the modern-day offerings of long-distance collaboration, and she soon began working with some of European house music’s newest, biggest names. Over 20 million hits, a feature at Coachella and a #1 later, she began priming her own songs for viewing. Now, the Spotify Spotlight on 2016 Featured Artist and latest Universal Music Singapore signing is breaking into the indie-alternative consciousness on her own, showcasing a brand of moving lyricism and vivid music production in songs that reveal a stark emotional perspective through elements of electronica, baroque pop, folk, and alt-rock. With an overseas live debut at Tokyo’s prestigious Summer Sonic Festival and a string of tour and festival dates across Europe, Asia, and Australia this year, Linying is fast establishing herself as one of the most promising and exciting acts coming out of Asia.
Her debut EP, Paris 12, is out 30th September 2016 via Universal Music Singapore, Nettwerk Music Group, Akira Records, and Umami Records.
Linying – Paris 12 [Official]
Lyrics:
// paris 12 //
somewhere by the corner stove
i said the words that i was told
ecstatic, scared and daring to believe
death and dearness down in streams
magnets and strawberry dreams
follow every god and every grief
laughed and shaking in the cold
love or taking, i don’t know
stumbling in the silent annecy
careful creatures they can be
but stroke their skin and scrape their knees
and say it’s hard to say before you leave
paris makes me feel alone
but yours is something of its own
i’m clawing every crevice in the car
don’t be guilty, don’t be brusque
it’s not a thing that you can lose
the girl i am, the galaxy you are
up to every honest hour
some were truths and some were far removed, i hear
tried and tired’s what you know
but me a quiet souvenir to hold, well here
don’t be guilty, don’t be brusque
it’s not a thing that you can lose
the girl i am, the galaxy you are
© 2016 Linying
