TRACK OF THE DAY: ANDREA BALENCY – ‘Simone’ – Listen

TRACK OF THE DAY: ANDREA BALENCY - 'Simone' - Listen

After her very-long awaited second EP, ‘Volcano’, released on March 16th on Bataille, Andrea Balency reveals a new single, ‘Simone’, demonstrating a growth in style, experience and quality beyond that which she has already earned. Co-written, co-composed and co-produced by Rob McAndrews, the track finds itself in a long-standing artistic collaboration between the British producer and the French-Mexican artist. After the successful debut recording ‘You’ve Never Been Alone’ in 2014, the 1-800 Dinosaur co-founder joined Andrea on production duties again on ‘Volcano’, which he entirely co-produced with her.

Having stood out for, and built her persona in the ‘cutely-breathy-females scene’, Andrea Balency demonstrates a much more rich, more mature, more strong, vocal ability. Her voice has always been a key strength in her arsenal, yet she has discovered a new way to utilise it, finding a beautiful relationship between voice and drums, as if the voice is the thumping heart of a big storm.

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RBMA certified, Andrea Balency has been charming the music industry ever since her musical presence was spotted in the Mexican art-rock scene. She has since been singled out for tour support by James Blake, Au Revoir Simone, Inc. and Mount Kimbie to name a few, and was even hand-selected by The Cure for the closing gig of their worldwide tour at the Mexico DF stadium, for 50,000 people. She’s seen many collaborations with a number of producers, of which particular highlights are vocal features on the FKA Twigs / We Are Shining track ‘Breaks’ and on Airhead’s lauded album “For Years”. Festival slots at Calvi On The Rocks, SXSW and Sonar; recent tours with Banks, Metronomy and London Grammar and continual approval from esteemed press are further testaments to Andrea’s outstanding talent.

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Mark Millar is the founder of XS Noize and looks after the daily running of the website as well as hosting interviews for the weekly XS Noize Podcast. Mark's favourite album is Achtung Baby by U2.

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