Cello releases new single “Like A Tiger”

Brighton-based artist Cello has walked an entirely unique musical path that’s led to an equally exciting output today. Fiercely inventive and unapologetically bold, she approaches music with a knack for disruption, turning friction into fuel for a sound that lands somewhere between punk, post punk, art rock and pop. Every release thus far has suggested an artist who embraces contradiction while finding unexpected beauty inside tension and that style makes even more sense when viewed alongside her musical background.

Before launching her solo project, Cello trained at the Junior Royal College of Music in London, developing within a world defined by discipline and technical excellence. Keeping those experiences in mind, she’s chosen to reshape them entirely and even her artist name acknowledges that history, referencing her life as a trained cellist while simultaneously signalling a determination to deconstruct everything that background traditionally represents.

Her influences stretch just as widely as her ambitions, with the theatrical presence of Stevie Nicks and Lady Gaga existing alongside the heavy rock, David Bowie and Eurythmics records that filled her family home while growing up. Touring internationally as a professional cellist also proved significant in another way, leading to a chance encounter on the last train home from London with producer and co-writer JB. Formerly an engineer at EMIM Music Studios, JB has worked alongside artists including Guru on Jazzmatazz, Primal Scream, Heavy Stereo, The House of Love and Merz, bringing another dimension to Cello’s developing creative identity.

In her solo vision, Cello pulls that classical musicianship background apart before rebuilding it with post punk pop energy. Her debut single “Vitamins,” released earlier this year, unveiled that world and she continued to build momentum with the sophomore release “We Do What We Want (When We Want When We Want To).”

Now she returns with her third single titled “Like A Tiger,” the latest preview of her forthcoming debut album Kung Fu Disco and perhaps the clearest expression yet of everything that makes her such an intriguing new voice. Driven by funk-inflected guitars and a heavy disco beat, the single creates an exciting collision of styles that brings together elements reminiscent of Robyn, Bolan and Madonna, with the production providing an energetic platform for a song centred on feelings of otherness and disconnection. The emotional side of “Like A Tiger” lies in embracing the sensation of never quite fitting into the expected mould, exploring what it means to feel like an outsider, almost as though you belong somewhere beyond the world around you.

Running beneath that personal perspective is an unexpectedly expansive outlook that reflects on humanity’s place within an infinite universe, recognising how small individuals may appear while also acknowledging the invisible connections that bind everyone together. That cosmic context gives the song a sense of scale that reaches far beyond its infectious groove, balancing contemplation with optimism in equal measure. With the steady shuffle of drums and twang of crunchy guitars, her rhythmic vocal delivery dances above to deliver an instantly catchy jam of indiegalactic music packed full of slick hooks, engaging rhythm and an immersive blend of synths and rock instrumentation.

Brought to life on screen, the music video sees Cello performing the song in front of surreal, disco-style space travellers to deliver a colourful and playful visual pairing for the music. Across just three singles, Cello has already established a compelling and highly distinctive artistic language. With Kung Fu Disco waiting in the wings and “Like A Tiger” offering another captivating window into its universe, she continues to go from strength to strength as a thrilling new artist on the rise.

Watch the music video for Like A Tiger below

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