Milan-based singer-songwriter Alice June has been making an impact in the alternative indie pop world with her delicately cinematic sound. Raised in a small town, her artistic adventure started on the local theatre stage, playing roles in musical productions before she moved to Milan and made a name for herself at the city’s most prominent venues.
Alice’s music is a reflection of her experiences, inspired by the freedom of travel and the complex layers of love. Drawing from her admiration for artists like Florence + the Machine, her tracks bring together synths, vocals and intricate arrangements to create atmospheres as vivid as a dream and stitched with relatable emotion.
Since her debut single “Waterfall” in 2021, Alice June has consistently delivered music that strikes a deft balance between vulnerability and empowerment. Collaborating with international musicians and producers, her work is recorded between London and Italy, with final mastering entrusted to Grammy-winning engineers who’ve worked with Taylor Swift and Florence + the Machine, attesting to the global appeal and shimmering quality of her artistic output.
Now she brings us her latest release with her new single titled “Hey,” a song which brings to a close the current artistic chapter she’s been on during the last four years. The song is a reflective exploration of those moments of hesitation that many know all too well; the push and pull between action and inaction, the simultaneous yearning for change and comfort.
It captures the relatable struggle of standing on the metaphorical cliff edge, torn between stepping into the unknown or retreating to solid ground, framed by the ocean as the song’s symbolic backdrop, mirroring the emotional tides that pull us through life’s highs and lows. Brought in by her elegant vocal leads drifting beautifully above the airy strums of clean guitar, the laid back patter of percussion and bright atmospheric textures wrap around her voice to craft an alluring and emotive rock-tinged indie pop soundscape.
Gliding with laid back groove, dazzling strings and blissful melodic writing, “Hey” offers a delightful sound that’s at once moving and catchy, brought to life by Alice June’s compelling vocals. It’s a truly enchanting listening experience from start to finish which sees Alice June present a stunning finale to an artistic cycle while building the excitement for what might come next.
Listen to Hey below
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