20 October 2023 - 0 Comments

not fair is 16-year-old Lucy Gray's brand new song, and it drops today!

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not fair is out now on all major platforms including Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal and Deezer. not fair is the third single off her debut EP, and one of the last singles to be released this year by Lucy. The Ōtautahi based musician collaborated with visionary producers Andy and Vic Knopp from The Response to create her first EP.

not fair is an acoustic pop song with indie roots, inspired by artists such as Boygenius, Noah Cyrus, Gracie Abrams, Lisa Hannigan, and Julia Jacklin.

not fair is the story of outgrowing a toxic relationship, and seeing through the rose coloured glasses that hid their actions. It's about standing up to a person who abuses their power, and moving on with your life instead of clinging to them.

The song is a reflection of innermost thoughts and troubles about feeling secure with a person, which is reflected in the haunting synths, and dreaming strings and guitar that ring over Gray’s delicate harmonies. The song builds into a passionate chorus introduced by the pickup in the drums, that executes a cinematic and emotional performance.

Lucy Gray is a performer, singer and songwriter and she is currently studying at Hagley School of Music. Her writing is inspired by alternative pop, pop, alternative rock & indie styles, with Gray finding a personal harmony in the less orthodox melodic & conceptual tropes usually associated with these genres.

Gray was granted a New Music Development grant from New Zealand on Air, which funded this single, along with her upcoming EP. This single follows up her 2023 singles Pretty and Coffee Breath, both which were impressively received by the public racking up over 10,000 streams together. Pretty even was placed on the NZ Hot New Singles Chart at #19. Pretty was also a May New Tracks feature.

One of the things that makes Gray’s music so interesting is the distinctive character of her voice. The recording manages to showcase the unique nature of her tone & phrasing, capturing an impressive emotional range & all while sounding effortlessly produced.

Gray has also been involved in radical activism, at 12 years old she wrote a song about climate action and how we need to join together to create change. She went on to play this song at the climate strikes, at National Young Leaders Day in 2019, at Festival for the Future in 2019 and on Radio with RNZ. Furthermore in August of this year she played at the Festival for Future 2022 with a new anthem for change, that she hopes to release.

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