Griff premieres new track ‘Paradise’, first live show confirmed (Hoxton Hall, Nov 27th) + debut EP coming soo
Griff premieres brand new track, ‘Paradise’First ever live show announced (Hoxton Hall, November 27th) + debut EP coming soon
Stream ‘Paradise’ here
“Griff looks every bit like pop’s bright new star…it is, quite frankly, all rather brilliant” – i-D“Writer, producer, stylist, designer and creative director, it’s clear that Griff is a force to be reckoned with” Vogue“Startlingly good…her alt-R&B smarts come through” Sunday Times“A no-nonsense debut…Griff cuts a strong, empowering female voice: she knows the weight of her strength as well as her flaws” The Line of Best Fit “Bedroom pop at its finest…electric” Nylon
Griff has today dropped brand new track ‘Paradise’, which is available now on Warner Records. The hotly-tipped 18-year-old has also confirmed details of her first ever live show, which will take place at Hoxton Hall on November 27th (tickets are on sale today). Griff’s debut EP will follow soon, and include acclaimed debut single ‘Mirror Talk’ – which received its first play on Radio 1 days after Griff’s final exams – and the self-produced ‘Didn’t Break It Enough’. ‘Paradise’ strips back influences of electronic music, soul and R&B to its rawest essentials, allowing Griff’s remarkably elastic voice to shine through. “I wrote ‘Paradise’ in one of my first ever writing sessions 2 years ago,” she recalls. “I remember saying I wanted to write about something other than relationships and love.
And out came Paradise.”‘Paradise’ is, too, a further glimpse of everything a multifaceted talent like Griff is capable of. Born to Chinese and Jamaican parents just outside of Watford – alongside two brothers and the family’s foster children – Griff grew up knowing that she stood out. She first started making music after borrowing her brother’s Logic, but ended up spending the last few years outside of the already-punishing schedule of school making beats in secret from her classmates. And already, Griff is showing her ability to take those conflicts of young adulthood (the insecurities, but also the fearlessness) and twist them to your advantage. Hers is a multi-disciplined approach, which extends to Griff not only writing and producing music, but making her own clothes – as exhibited on her striking artwork – or shooting live visuals crammed into her home studio. Coming soon, Griff’s debut EP is a vivid snapshot of those thrilling highs and occasionally melodramatic lows of modern teenage life. With the bulk produced by Griff herself, it’s her homespun touch (and limitless potential) that can make even Griff’s signature ponytail feel, in its own unassuming way, like a Future Pop Star Moment. The first, you suspect, of many more moments to come.
Watch the live video for ‘Mirror Talk’ here
https://youtu.be/zlvjAmn_LQI
Watch the video for ‘Didn’t Break It Enough’ here