Music News - IVY Unveils New Single 'Real Love'
27 July 2024 - 0 Comments
Dunedin five-piece band IVY is thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated single Real Love.
Real Love is an unfolding story about a musician’s spiral into drug addiction and their confronting realisation about their circumstances. The song is an allegory of the trappings of fame and fortune; often seen as unlimited, easy access to anything, no matter how harmful and destructive it may be.
The song stands out for its narrative approach. Lead singer Jesse Hanan shares, "The song isn't auto biographical as I really wanted it to be a story rather than a confession. It was conceived when things were going well for me, and I felt I needed a subject and lyrics that would fit the dramatic intensity and structure of the song that we were developing."
Real Love continues to show IVY’s willingness to confront and shed light on societal issues following Heartless which raised the issue of domestic abuse. Real Love provides commentary on the need for, and commonly lacking, support and empathy in society when an outwardly successful person struggles with addiction or other mental health challenges.
A rock song at its foundation, Real Love also draws inspiration from the emotive and powerful works of RnB legends such as Sade and Seal. Hanan elaborates "I found the way Sade's lyricism and melody portray emotion to be unique, and I wanted to try to emulate that whilst staying true to our own sound. Real Love, to us, felt like a step in the right direction in terms of being still musically creative yet more mature and cohesive."
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