WHILE YOUR HEART’S STILL BEATING SET FOR RELEASE 21 JANUARY
Kyla La Grange has announced her first album in 7 years. While Your Heart’s Still Beating will be released 21 January 2022, pre order here.
October saw the indie pop icon make a gorgeous return with the stunning ‘Set You Free’ (a reworking of the N-Trance classic), ushering in a new era for La Grange. Making waves throughout the 2010’s with the critically acclaimed albums Ashes (2012) and Cut Your Teeth (2014) the singer/songwriter was one of the defining voices of her era, acquiring fans from the likes of The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, NME, The Line of Best Fit and countless others.
Last week also saw her release affecting and uplifting new single ‘Neverland’, the next piece of the puzzle and a further insight into what’s to come
An ode to not ‘growing up’ in the traditional sense and instead embracing spontaneity and the little things that make us human, the single is a bonafide electronic banger that effortlessly captures the nuances that made Kyla so iconic, whilst also ushering in new territories. Resonant lyrical work “Everybody’s making babies, but I just want to sit on your roof” impacts over an ethereal yet pulsating electronic backdrop, culminating in a bittersweet single that contrasts the heartbreak of 3am self-doubt and sadness with the joy of escapism and friendship.
Speaking about ‘Neverland’, Kyla La Grange said: “Neverland is inspired by all the people I know who don’t want to grow up, and the magic of playfulness, of making every night something to remember, of old friends and new friends and keeping your imagination burning, of holding onto silliness and spontaneity and all the things that make life feel electric and extraordinary.
I wrote it when I was feeling really shit about myself and questioning a lot of things, and was just so lucky that I had friends who could pull me out of it, who could make me laugh, even at the darkest and most terrifying parts of being alive. I guess in a way it’s a tribute to the ones who keep your blood pumping and hold your hair back, to the fact that for many people their friendships will outlive their romantic relationships.
For the last 6 years I’ve been hosting costume parties with a bunch of friends and the outfits and creativity and experimentation and the uninhibited joy and weirdness and celebration has filled my heart up with so much happiness that if I dropped dead tomorrow I would think, ‘yeah, that was a good way to spend a life.’ That’s what it’s all about, for me. I just don’t want to look back and think I didn’t make the most of anything.”
My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
