Michi by Sela Shiloni
Listen to “Snoobie”: https://sthrow.com/snoobie Watch the “Snoobie” video: https://youtu.be/Vdz7KUWf3cE
(January 16th, 2025) - Michi’s debut album Dirty Talk is out February 28th on Stones Throw. Dirty Talk, produced by Blake Rhein (of Durand Jones & the Indications) and Paul Cherry, packs a lifetime of experience into ten songs.
On Dirty Talk, Michi looks to musical history for inspiration – soul, ‘80s and ‘90s R&B and Motown – pairing a retro-inspired sound with reflections on the modern forces interfering with us truly giving and receiving love. The album came together when Michi moved from LA to a small seaside town following a harrowing breakup. There, she decided to move with her “natural emotional circadian rhythm.”
“Snoobie” was written at a particularly raw time. Michi explains: “‘Snoobie’ was my moment after being dumped of being like, I'm pissed! I was also witnessing other special women in my life go through so much struggle caused by men. It's so crazy how men can have a hold over me sometimes. I used to say I hated them, but in fact I think I love them too much sometimes.” The accompanying video shines a spotlight on the pitfalls of performing masculinity.
“Snoobie” was released in a slightly different form in 2024. When Michi’s Stones Throw labelmate Knxwledge remixed the track along with two of Michi’s previous singles: “There’s No Heaven,” a house banger that Michi describes as a burst of aqua blue, a sweaty dancefloor, ice dripping down your skin, tears…”, and “If You Want Me,” which calls out a partner for treating her like a toy to be put down and picked up on a whim.
The flip side to Dirty Talk’s excavation of failed relationships is its celebration of love and sexual confidence. Michi says, “I fluctuate between sensitivity and sadness, and feeling myself unstoppable.” She adds, “I kind of talk my shit on this record. But Dirty Talk isn't just about dishing out, it's about revealing the dirt on my hands of misunderstanding life's gifts – the opportunity to transform, grow and release. I want this album to accompany whoever hears it in liberation of the self, in healing.”
Listen to “Snoobie” above and stay tuned for more from Michi coming soon. | 
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