British musician Elmiene, who was tipped by Vogue at the top of the year as one of the 9 musicians set to take over in 2023, signs with Def Jam Recordings/Polydor and releases new single “Mad At Fire.” The song, co-written with Syd [The Internet] and produced by Lil Silva, features Elmiene’s inimitable voice and seamlessly distills R&B, soul and avant-garde electronic music in under 4 minutes.
The song is the first new music from Elmiene following the release of his debut EP EL-MEAN that was released in March and arrives on the heels of his debut television performance on Later… With Jools Holland where he debuted a new, unreleased song “Marking My Time.” This spring the 21 year old artist sold out his first three headlining shows in London, a sign that Elmiene is already in high demand even in these early days of his career.
Speaking about the song, Elmiene shares:
Like fire still burns when it’s cold out,
Like skies can still be grey in June,
Like Bourbons are still eaten even though custard creams are better,
I can still love you and leave you.
Elmiene has had a gleaming start to his career. His first introduction to most was through his music being featured in Virgil Abloh’s final Louis Vuitton show last year. Last summer, the singer-songwriter’s first live show was in Paris supporting Robert Glasper and Yasiin Bey, he was featured on Lil Silva’s debut album on the track “About Us” and received support on Radio 1 from Benji B. Elmiene also recently performed at Glastonbury this past Friday on the BBC Introducing stage.
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