After gaining major global attention for her song "Sticky Leaves" on Spotify, Singaporean singer-songwriter Linying is well poised to release her debut album Paris 12, which will be supported by a brief tour across several major cities.
The album's title track capitalizes on familiar strengths: Linying's crystal-clear and earnest vocals, poetic and introspective lyricism and producer Felix Jaehn's minimalist but evocative instrumentation:
'Paris makes me feel alonebut yours is something of its ownI'm clawing every crevice in the carDon't be guilty, don't be brusqueIt's not a thing that you can loseThe girl I am, the galaxy you areMmmm...Ahh...'
Lyrics: Musixmatch
The song start off on a more abstract note, as Linying sings of 'magnets and strawberry dreams' and mentions Annecy, an alpine town in southeastern France. Paris may be known as the city of romance, but Linying uses it as a reference point to express her desire for an absent significant other. She evokes a dreamy, melancholic and slightly hopeful sense of loneliness - and successfully creates a private experience of catharsis that will undoubtedly resonate worldwide.
