Oli Ng releases new single “Steadfast”

Hailing from Crewe in the UK, singer-songwriter Oli Ng was raised on a soundtrack of Springsteen thanks to his parents’ record collection. Though his journey into songwriting didn’t begin in childhood, it arrived later during the final years of school, when he first picked up a guitar and began to find his sound. That early passion quickly developed into a lifelong pursuit of musical expression built on sincerity, optimism and an understanding of what connects people through song.

After cutting his teeth in his first band and later joining the alternative rock outfit The Eyres, Oli began to develop his own musical identity. Touring across the UK, he forged a style that fuses intimate songwriting with the energy of classic rock influences, instilling his music with a sense of hope. That well-received output has taken him across Europe and onto stages alongside acts like Tom Robinson, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Steve Ignorant, Neville Staple, Jared Hart, Will Hoge and Huey Morgan, each experience shaping his growth as a performer and storyteller.

Over the last decade, he’s been capturing his sound in the studio and sharing it with a growing audience of listeners around the world. Making his official artistic entrance in 2015, he unveiled his sonic vision with the debut EP, Back In Your Arms, which he’s since followed up with multiple singles, EPs and his debut full-length record, Everything Is Impossible Until It Happens, which landed in April 2023.

Now, following a brief hiatus from sharing his sound, Oli Ng returns with new music, bringing us his brand new single titled “Steadfast.” Thematically, the track explores the kind of people who stay true through life’s hardest moments, the ones who never waver, who quietly support and uplift those around them. The song also presents a reminder to those same people that they matter too, that the strength they give deserves to be returned in kind.

Recorded at Hollow Floor Studios in Audlem with producer Jack Marshall and mixed by Ben Seymour before being mastered by Graeme Lynch, “Steadfast” drifts into focus with the echo of atmospheric textures before the gentle strums of acoustic guitar and bright vocalisations form a delicate folk-tinged scene. With Oli’s expressive vocals gliding in to spin smooth melodic leads above, the arrangement develops with soft percussive pulses to cast a dreamy soundscape before launching into an anthemic chorus brimming with memorable melodic leads carried by impassioned vocal performance.

Progressing with shimmering instrumentation, mellow rhythmic energy and heartfelt songwriting, it’s a magical musical moment that’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face. At once timeless and thoroughly modern, “Steadfast” sees Oli Ng return with a truly absorbing new single that’s equally catchy and meaningful.

Commenting on the release, Oli shares, “This is my first Single in a while, and my first time working with Ben Seymour in a studio setting, and it was a breath of fresh air. We’ve worked together many times Live, but it was really great to work on this with him in the Studio.” Adding, “The song is really about having those people in your life that are always there, never seem to waver in the toughest of times, and always have your back. But also, trying to say to those people, that you matter too and that we’re all there for each other. Something which I think we all need a lot of in these times.”

Listen to Steadfast below

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