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Music News - Bailey Wiley releases new single ‘Lady’
02 November 2017 - 0 Comments
Kiwi
soul sensation Bailey
Wiley will release Lady on Friday, November 3- the first single from her upcoming and eagerly-anticipated EP, due for
release in 2018.
As a teaser to the single release this Friday, the accompanying video for Lady has featured on Red Bull.
A smooth and laidback track that epitomises Wiley’s trademark soulful sound, Lady is an empowering ode to knowing your self-worth. “It’s about honouring yourself and knowing when to call your man out,” says Wiley. “It’s about standing on your own and knowing what’s best for you.”
Part of the ‘Red Bull Sound Select x Young Gifted and Broke’ roster, Wiley is the only Kiwi chosen to perform at Red Bull’s ‘30 Days in Chicago in the United States. She will open for Syd (AKA as the frontwoman for The Internet) at her sold-out show at The Metro. Wiley will also spend time in LA and New York.
The single, made with the help of Eno, Soraya, Guy Harrison and Ben Lawson, is accompanied by a video, which was shot and edited by Jasper Jay and directed by Wileyherself.
“With the video, we wanted to put a spin on the way the public views women. And yes, sure we got a bunch of beautiful wahine and put them in Lonely lingerie, but we also inverted the images to give the viewer a cryptic understanding of what’s going on and what we’re trying to say - you don’t always have to take your clothes off to gain attention.”
“Women are deeper than that; more intelligent than that. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - it doesn’t matter what size, shape, colour, age or religion you are. Beauty is not prejudice.”
Lady is the first single to be released from Wiley’s upcoming EP, which is due for release in early 2018.
Graduating from the National Academy of Singing and Performing in 2012, Wiley has gone on to establish herself as one of New Zealand’s most accomplished neo-soul artists, releasing the critically-acclaimed records IXL in 2014 and S.O.M.M. in 2016. She has also collaborated with, and featured on tracks alongside some of New Zealand’s best talent, including Raiza Biza, Soraya, Ronald Lapread, Laughton Kora, Eno x Dirty, Tom Scott, Mr Carmack, Team Dynamite and more.
Wiley has also carved out a reputation as a fearless live performer, who has played at some of New Zealand’s biggest and most popular festivals, including Rhythm & Alps, Rhythm & Vines, Northern Bass and Britomart Block Party.
This summer, you can catch Wileyat Wondergarden,Northern Bassand Bay Dreams.
Lady – at radio now and available from all DSPs from Friday November 3.
As a teaser to the single release this Friday, the accompanying video for Lady has featured on Red Bull.
Watch the video HERE
A smooth and laidback track that epitomises Wiley’s trademark soulful sound, Lady is an empowering ode to knowing your self-worth. “It’s about honouring yourself and knowing when to call your man out,” says Wiley. “It’s about standing on your own and knowing what’s best for you.”
Part of the ‘Red Bull Sound Select x Young Gifted and Broke’ roster, Wiley is the only Kiwi chosen to perform at Red Bull’s ‘30 Days in Chicago in the United States. She will open for Syd (AKA as the frontwoman for The Internet) at her sold-out show at The Metro. Wiley will also spend time in LA and New York.
The single, made with the help of Eno, Soraya, Guy Harrison and Ben Lawson, is accompanied by a video, which was shot and edited by Jasper Jay and directed by Wileyherself.
“With the video, we wanted to put a spin on the way the public views women. And yes, sure we got a bunch of beautiful wahine and put them in Lonely lingerie, but we also inverted the images to give the viewer a cryptic understanding of what’s going on and what we’re trying to say - you don’t always have to take your clothes off to gain attention.”
“Women are deeper than that; more intelligent than that. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - it doesn’t matter what size, shape, colour, age or religion you are. Beauty is not prejudice.”
Lady is the first single to be released from Wiley’s upcoming EP, which is due for release in early 2018.
Graduating from the National Academy of Singing and Performing in 2012, Wiley has gone on to establish herself as one of New Zealand’s most accomplished neo-soul artists, releasing the critically-acclaimed records IXL in 2014 and S.O.M.M. in 2016. She has also collaborated with, and featured on tracks alongside some of New Zealand’s best talent, including Raiza Biza, Soraya, Ronald Lapread, Laughton Kora, Eno x Dirty, Tom Scott, Mr Carmack, Team Dynamite and more.
Wiley has a “golden voice
filtering neo-soul classicism with modern, pulsating beats” - Indie Shuffle
“S.O.M.M. is a straight up killer - 8 tracks that manage to perfectly straddle
that genre-defying space between fresh and historic. The pop-ish sensibilities,
the song structures feel traditional and linear but the phrasing, tone - even
aspects of the language and phonetics feel futuristic in a currently graspable
way” - http://www.muzic.net.nz
Wiley has also carved out a reputation as a fearless live performer, who has played at some of New Zealand’s biggest and most popular festivals, including Rhythm & Alps, Rhythm & Vines, Northern Bass and Britomart Block Party.
This summer, you can catch Wileyat Wondergarden,Northern Bassand Bay Dreams.
Lady – at radio now and available from all DSPs from Friday November 3.
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