Romy delivered a mash up of Stormzy, Harry Types and extra throughout her look within the Reside Lounge yesterday (January 17) – try the video beneath.
The co-vocalist and guitarist with The xx carried out a two-track solo session for BBC Radio 1, kicking off along with her trance-inspired Fred Once more.. collaboration ‘Sturdy’.
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Subsequent up, Romy put a twist on Stormzy’s single ‘Firebabe’ from the Croydon MC’s third studio album ‘This Is What I Imply’.
“I really like listening to folks do a unique tackle a traditional or present pop hit,” the musician defined of her selection of canopy. “You at all times hear folks do stuff that you just may not count on.”
She continued: “I actually love that Stormzy music, and I’ve had the pleasure of assembly him a couple of instances. And he’s such a beautiful man.”
Romy mashed up ‘Firebabe’ with Types’ ‘As It Was’ whereas additionally including parts of Alice Deejay’s 1999 trance hit ‘Higher Off Alone’.
Watch Romy’s Reside Lounge performances beneath, or take heed to the total session through BBC Sounds.
Elsewhere on the present, Romy revealed that her debut solo album was “very near being completed”.
“And it took a bit longer than I assumed, and thanks for being affected person,” she continued, including that she was “glad we took our time”.
When requested if the file could be popping out this 12 months, Romy replied: “I imply, yeah… I actually hope so. That’s not in my management, however I’m actually excited and it’s been actually enjoyable working with the folks I’ve labored with on it. And I’m excited for folks to listen to it.”
The singer launched her first solo single, ‘Lifetime’, again in September 2020.
Moreover, Romy informed Radio 1 that she had met along with her bandmates from The xx – Jamie xx and Oliver Sim – earlier than Christmas to put in writing new music collectively.
“There’s a lot love there,” she stated. “It’s been actually enjoyable to do some new stuff and study and have a brand new experiences like this.”
The xx’s third and most up-to-date studio album, ‘I See You’, got here out in 2017.
