WILL HYDE CONTINUES TO IMPRESS WITH FOLLOW UP ‘MEANT TO BE’
will hyde from Melbourne is a uniquely determined pop force, making waves of seismic proportions with his debut solo project. Following up his first hit “easy for u.”, comes his sophomore single “meant to be.”, premiered by triple j’s Home and Hosed this week.
Bursting at the seams with gorgeous melodies, with an impossibly groovy bassline and 80’s-infused production, “meant to be.” is a bonafide banger that places will hyde at the centre of a new DIY-pop revolution.
“‘meant to be.’ is about thinking u are over someone, only to see them and realise u still have a lot of feelings left in that relationship,” said will. “i think that that comfort and connection i have with someone never really fades over time. there's always feelings that i have left with that person that can come back up and make me remember the good times. i find it hard to let people go and really detach myself from relationships completely... so this song really is about an inner conflict with myself… i am sometimes so optimistic that it blinds me to the troubles at the root of the relationship. getting back with that person & allowing them in my life doesn’t mean i would have a different outcome with them. it’s hard to face the root causes to the breakdown, but it’s the only way to move on from it.”
Shedding the commercialised skin of his teenage musical project SŸDE, which saw success to the tune of over 65 million streams and nearly 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, will is finally able to flaunt his boisterous personality in a solo project that glides beyond genre or hype. His new music shines with texture and a relatable balance of joy and melancholy that his early ventures couldn’t evoke on their own.
His first solo release, “easy for u.” has already generated excitement from pop tastemakers around the world, including triple j Unearthed, Project U TV, PileRats, and Forte Magazine in Australia, and international publications such as Wonderland Magazine (UK), Variance Magazine (US), Ones to Watch (US) and Clash Magazine (UK).
will hyde’s solo music tells a story of musical and personal metamorphosis, amid a distinguishing self-awareness that speaks to youth around the world. This project is the diary entry of a person whose greatest inspiration has been trusting the process, and now finally recognises himself in the mirror.
“meant to be.” is available to stream on all platforms now.
Praise for “easy for u.”:
“Australian pop auteur will hyde is only just out of his teens, yet the songwriter's youth belies his driven experience… His sound - a Venn diagram of left-field R&B, lucid electronics, and mutant pop - is nigh-on irresistible, and he's set to prove it in 2020.” - Clash Magazine (UK)
“Bringing together shimmering synths and enthralling vocals, Hyde explores clarity in relationships against stripped-back instrumental.” - Wonderland Magazine (UK)
“It's an entrance into a lo-fi, bedroom-pop-esque sound, with a stripped-back instrumental laden with shimmering synth work and plucking guitar work forming an underlay for Will's vocals… undisturbed in the spotlight.” - PileRats
“Perfect debut… an extremely ideal first moment which has the crisp production you’d demand from Troye Sivan, with the vocal strength of a Ruel or Sam Fischer, without imposing on any of those artists’ individuality.” - Project U TV
“‘easy for u.’ is a groovy alt-pop moment that reflects on giving more in a relationship than you receive… Mature, reflective and joyous…” - Thomas Bleach