Her first song, entitled “SHALLOW (PPL SWIM IN SHALLOW WATERS),” is released today. The track sets the template for Gray’s sonic world -- a swirling of aural colors to create a beautiful whole: picked, oscillating bass and guitar melodies; Gray’s incredible, versatile voice scaling phenomenal heights; ghostly sounds hovering on the peripheries; entire songs blooming within each verse and chorus. At times, it sounds like a collage; at other times, it sounds like a friend elegantly singing in your ear. It is the sort of track that writers say comes from a “fully formed world,” creating a singular experience in three and a half minutes that sounds like nothing else you will hear in 2020. Gray self-recorded and played multiple instruments on the song, which was originally written using voice notes while she was traveling around the world as a touring bassist. The result is intimate and startling, and will be one of your favorite new discoveries this year, hands down. It’s already one of ours.
Saya Gray is a Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist who has been playing music since age two. She has previously lent her talent to sessions and tours for artists throughout the world. Watch this space for more...
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