24 September 2021 - 0 Comments

New Zealand-born, London-based artist BAYNK has released his fourth track of 2021: What If He Put His Hands On You. The song features a catchy, bouncy use of vocal samples that perfectly complements the meditative, otherworldly lead release Mine feat. Cub Sport.

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View the VR Visualizer for What If He Put His Hands On You HERE.

To accompany the release for Mine, BAYNK also revealed a stunning kaleidoscopic music video for the new single that PAPER Mag called “glitched-out piece of pop finery.” Directed by Joseph Pease, the visual features the performances of Tim and Sam from Cub Sport, capturing the thrill and tension of a new love emerging from secrecy.

View the music video for Mine feat. Cub Sport HERE.

Tim shares, “The lyrics for Mine were inspired by the very start of Sam and I getting together. Neither of us had really come to terms with our sexuality, so there was a lot of secrecy around it. With the joy and excitement of that came a heaviness of hiding a big part of who we were, and a lot of shame and fear about being queer and what would happen if our families found out. So overall it’s about the excitement of love accompanied by a fear of huge change.”

The double release comes off the heels of debut single Esther. Featuring the velvet vocals of Tinashe interplaying with his own to create a heavenly balance, Esther has taken off and shows no signs of slowing down with over 3 million streams already. Since release, the track has given BAYNK his first ever plays on BBC Radio 1 from Rickie, Melvin & Charlie, Apple Music 1 with Rebecca Judd, and most recently for BBC Music Introducing (London) with Jess Iszatt. Elton John featured Esther on his Apple Music show ‘Rocket Hour’.

BAYNK’s upcoming 24-date headline tour of the United States and Canada has been announced for next year. After his largely sold-out run in 2020, and forthcoming sold out debut performance at XOYO in London this November, his Adolescence tour sees his triumphant return to the road in early 2022.

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