Having previously appeared on BlackPlastic.co.uk back in 2019 with her minimal, crisp R&B Regrets, and then again, a year ago, with her emotive single Get Away, London-based musician Ayelle is back with her latest single.
Taken from her forthcoming release Shadowselflove, What’s The Movie stays true to Ayelle’s trademark style. Emotionally vulnerable lyrics combine with clean lines and stark melodies to create something with a minimal yet dramatic resonance. Restrained melodic touches sit alongside Ayelle’s vocals, underpinned by powerful drum kicks and bass.
Shadowselflove is designed as part one of Ayelle’s debut album, and together with part two, Higherselflove, it forms a concept album exploring “the duality of human experience”. Shadowselflove is designed to be “an invitation to identify and see past our illusions and fears, whilst processing and integrating our shadow aspects from a place of curiosity, acceptance and self-compassion”.
Describing the process of writing Shadowselflove, Ayelle says:
“I wanted to create a safe space for processing difficult emotions, which is what these songs have been for me. I wrote them during a period of my life where I was doing a lot of shadow work and recognizing tender and weary parts of myself, along with limiting beliefs and things that needed to change in my life. I implemented a lot of changes after writing these songs, and the continuation of this healing journey is chronicled in Part 2 of this exploration, set to release next year.”
Check out What’s The Movie below: