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SOMBER HILLS SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘SAY TO ME’

‘Say To Me’ is about knowing there's a point that needs to be made behind a wall of one hundred other things being said. It's so uncomfortable being stuck in limbo or sitting on the fence with your decisions. Get to the point, express how you feel, It's better for everyone. This isn't about any one interaction in particular, it just felt right to me the way I told the story as the song progressed.’

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SOMBER HILLS SHARES NEW SINGLE 'DON'T NEED'

Today, Sydney-based, New Zealand-born artist Somber Hills shares his dynamic new single 'Don't Need'. With influences spanning across rock, hip-hop and trap, ‘Don’t Need’ bridges the sonic gaps between genres, with its lyrical angst and raw vocal delivery at the forefront. Exploring the artist's conflicted feelings of guilt in pursuing music as a career, the track's darker tones are evident in it's melancholic production style. Enlisting producer Sadie (Lil Skies) and mixing from Simon Lam (Kllo), the track is moody yet finessed, arriving alongside a lyric visualiser which perfectly captures its tone.

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