Have you ever wondered what the sound of the morning sun streaming into your bedroom, through wisps of coffee cup steam, falling onto your lover’s face might be like? Seye Adelekan’s latest single, “Homerton Ocean View”, takes us on a captivating sonic journey that encapsulates the essence of such a moment. With its laid-back groove and Seye’s soulful vocals, this track feels like being wrapped in a cosy blanket of sound.
Best known as the live bassist of iconic Gorillaz, Seye Adelkan creates music which draws listeners in on an immersive musical adventure. “Homerton Ocean View” showcases another side to Seye’s musical repertoire and leaves listeners feeling mesmerised.
This track begins with an upbeat bossa nova rhythm that instantly transports listeners to an idyllic seaside atmosphere. Seye’s melodic dialogue paints an idyllic picture of shared experiences and affection between lovers – by its end it becomes evident that this song goes beyond mere romantic love poetry to communicate warmth and comfort of love’s embrace.
“Homerton Ocean View” stands out with its beautiful string line that gently winds its way throughout. Composed by Izzi Dunn of Demon Strings, these strings add timeless elegance that transports listeners back to 1960s films set near the sea, making this music feel more cinematic as though its sound-tracking an emotional love story.
The lyrics for “Homerton Ocean View” are equally poetic: He arrived in Homerton at the height of wintertime, where his lack of sunshine juxtaposed starkly against feelings of love and warmth that surfaced from within him. Adelekan captured that paradox brilliantly: Finding summer even within darkness itself by opening your mind up to someone new whose feelings could bring about change to both temperature and climate itself.
Seye Adelekan’s return to music scene has seen tremendous momentum recently with support shows for artists like KT Tunstall, sold-out headline shows at Folklore Rooms Brighton and BBC Introducing airplay gaining strength. Seye Adelekan has proven his versatility by producing “Homerton Ocean View”, an album which resonates deeply on an emotional level while maintaining a distinctive and captivating soundscape.
“Homerton Ocean View” is an exquisite musical masterpiece that invites listeners into an emotional world full of longing, beauty, and longing. Seye Adelekan’s powerful vocals combined with mesmerising strings and bossa nova rhythms create an immersive sonic landscape which both intimate and cinematic in its delivery, one which you may want to hit replay multiple times so as not to miss any note that creates such an unforgettable journey of emotion and melody.
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Karen Harding is a Melbourne, Australia based singer/songwriter, founder of Sounds On The Couch, and founder and operator of boutique music PR service for emerging and independent artists, Rise Indie.