Beljune is an exciting musical talent who draws inspiration from his personal journey and pays tribute to his grandmothers’ names through his moniker. Hailing from Birmingham and now based in London, Beljune steps into the spotlight armed with a wealth of song ideas and a determination to share his compelling and honest lyricism with the world via his alluring pop-focused R&B style.
First unveiling his sound last summer with his debut single “Poison,” last September he followed up with his sophomore outing “Poster Boy.” Now he brings us his latest release with his brand new third single titled “Glass Half Full,” an uplifting track wrapped in an alternative R&B jam.
The creative spark that provided inspiration for the song came to Beljune while he was listening to a Jim Morrison interview in a train station. Seeing a man crying while holding a bouquet of flowers, Beljune was swept up in feeling of sympathy while still looking on the bright side with the flowers providing a juxtaposing image of colour.
Filtering his own experiences with depression and the modern medicine that’s helped him through the context of the optimistic outlook of the song, he lays down a grooving sound full of poignant lyricism and smooth melodies. Starting off with delicate guitar tones as samples from a Leo Bormans interview thread relevant musings, the snap of drums and pulsing bass guitar lines bring in Beljune’s soulful vocals as he recounts the scene of the forlorn man with flowers before expanding on the glass half full concept.
With a dazzling chorus of punchy rhythm, warm instrumentation and instantly catchy vocal leads, Beljune’s silky voice snakes airy melodies, bending between rich stretches and falsetto bursts. Lyrically nodding to Jim Morrison whose interview soundtracked the song’s inspiration, in the breakdown he sings “time to live, time to lie, time to laugh, time to die” in reference to The Doors’ “Take It As It Comes.”
Flowing through a soundscape of memorable songwriting and intricate instrumentation, “Glass Half Full” is a sensational new outing from a talented artist who continues to confirm his worthwhile musical offering with wide appeal. Commenting on the single, Beljune shares, “My head is often so stuck in the future and in a particularly anxious period of my life, it’s a mentality shift I recognised I needed, to try and be more present, to take it all as it comes, tap into that glass half full mentality more. As much as it’s a positive message, it’s a reminder to myself to keep doing that work.”
Listen to Glass Half Full (feat. Leo Bormans) below
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