Freddie Lewis has come quite the way since his debut in 2021. He’s not only amassed more than half a million catalogue streams to date, but he’s also become a critic favourite, with praise from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Wonderland, and The Line of Best Fit.
The singer and songwriter returns with a new single this week, called ‘Sundays’. Through its perfected fusion of indie and soul, the song tells of the feelings that follow on from a breakup. The artist elaborates:
“it’s about figuring out how to fill up my own life in the wake of a significant relationship ending. I’d figured out all the fun things, the late nights and dancing and trips, but in the quiet time there was this space I couldn’t seem to fill. Sundays were the hardest, because they’d always been the highlight of my week. I realised that all the other things were easier because they were a distraction, and sitting at home alone was when the change really set in. Like ‘oh shit I’m on my own now. That’s exciting! And scary.’ Sonically, I wanted the song to reflect this, so I set out to make it sound like a Sunday, lazy and warm, and then the bridge bursts into this flurry of distraction and indulgence and emotion, before returning back, all bare and vulnerable, to the real feeling.”
“I wrote this song on my own at home last year, then took it to my trusted long time collaborator and dear friend Charlie T Smith to produce it. Funnily enough, all the sessions we had on the track, right up until the day we recorded final vocals, were on a Sunday. So the track itself actually helped me to solve its’ own problem. I filled my empty Sundays with this song, and with friends, and with my own ambitions and creativity and all that good stuff.”
Starting next month, the artist will embark on his ‘Freddie Lewis Cabaret Tour.’ The show will feature live music as well as drag and burlesque performances. Tickets and locations can be found here.
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