British R&B singer-songwriter and producer ELIZA has released her tantalising new track ‘Pleasure Boy‘, taken from her latest album “The Darkening Green”. Listen below.
‘Pleasure Boy’ is the album’s most sensually attentive track, with ELIZA’s honeyed vocals melting into the undulating disco rhythm. The alchemy of her music heroes Prince and D’Angelo feel the strongest here. “‘Cause when my eyes fall on your body I feel high… are you coming to your senses or to mine?”
“The Darkening Green” is the North London native’s first new body of work in four years. Co-written and co-produced by ELIZA with Phairo and EMIL (Loyle Carner, Sampha); the nine-track collection expands her earthy R&B soundscape and explores the complexity of being human in a hardening modern culture.
Each single leading up to “The Darkening Green” laid a connective tissue to the album’s core, which reflects our connection to each other and to ourselves. The themes and velvety delivery quickly resonated with listeners, earning support from BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, Reprezent, CLASH, Rolling Stone UK and Wonderland.
ELIZA said: “This album explores themes of concrete, capitalism, greed, connection through the smoke, the inevitability of nature, rejecting attempts to order nature and separate ourselves from it, praying for my own presence, lovingly protesting, healthy boundaries, admiration for the brave, commitment to serve the original spark of love, cosmic wonder and never forgetting to make love and party.”
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