Underneath the comfortable glow of studio lights, Aleighcia Scott closes her eyes, letting the rhythm carry her. The Cardiff-born reggae star has a uncommon expertise for mixing soul, energy and story in her sound. Fade Away, launched through Recordiau Côsh Information, captures that stability completely. Produced by Dubtanian with vivid visuals by Yasnaps, it breathes new life into lovers rock whereas holding its coronary heart intact.
A soulful reflection on resilience in love, Fade Away strikes between tenderness and conviction. “For this observe, I actually needed to have an old style lovers rock sound with a brand new college sound,” Aleighcia defined.
“Combining the 2 while holding the genuine roots as the muse.” Her voice brings that imaginative and prescient to life, steeped in custom but tuned to now.
REGGAE MUSIC IS VERY MUCH ALIVE AND KICKING
The discharge crowns a standout 12 months for Scott. Her Welsh-language single Dod o’r Galon grew to become the primary of its type to succeed in No.1 on the iTunes Reggae Chart. She toured with Lila Iké, represented Wales on the Girls’s Euros in Switzerland, and opened the Stuttgart Pageant of Cultures.
Subsequent 12 months, she returns because the reigning champion coach on Y Llais (The Voice, Wales), mentoring new artists and serving to construct nationwide pleasure by way of language and sound. Between her weekly BBC Radio Wales present and visitor spots for David Rodigan on BBC 1Xtra, Aleighcia continues to form the way forward for reggae from a uniquely Welsh perspective.
As she places it, “Reggae music may be very a lot alive and kicking,” and Fade Away is proof.
ABOUT ALEIGHCIA SCOTT
Cardiff-born Aleighcia Scott fuses roots, soul and reggae power. Windrush Child hit primary on iTunes, and Dod o’r Galon was the primary Welsh-language reggae single to do the identical.
Recognised by Grammy® Recording Academy, The Guardian and Artistic Wales, and he or she’s toured with Lila Iké and Julian Marley, acting at Glastonbury, SXSW and Jamaica’s notorious Dub Membership, bringing vocal fireplace to each stage.
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