Polly Havelock talks to singer-songwriter Etham on his profound new ballad ‘Simply Anybody’, the complexities of heartbreak, and the highly-anticipated upcoming EP ‘Every thing and Nothing’….
Hello Etham, how are you?
I’m very nicely thanks. Very excited for this yr and it’s already been nice thus far!
Your new single ‘Simply Anybody’ dropped final week, and it is likely to be your most heartfelt observe but. Are you able to inform us what impressed the track?
I believe I wished to seize 2 feelings on this track and the obvious ones when breaking apart with somebody is disappointment and anger little little bit of anger however wrapped in a reminder that she wasn’t simply anybody to me, she meant lots in my life and I simply wished to seize a track that expressed these emotions.
Sharing such a private idea publicly should be fairly the expertise – do you discover the method therapeutic or daunting?
It’s a little bit of each as a result of to me music is meant to be trustworthy so your conscious that your placing that vulnerability on the market but in addition on the similar time it’s an opportunity for individuals to attach which is what I prefer to attempt to obtain however that does include the daunting feeling that it gained’t join with individuals however that’s the chance you generally need to take.
Simply Anybody’ is the most recent chapter in your upcoming EP ‘Every thing and Nothing’, due out on July 4th. May you stroll us via the inventive course of behind the mission?
Every thing & Nothing was born from a spot of feeling a bit of misplaced after a breakup and the phrase “Every thing & Nothing” got here to me while writing a few of the EP in Nashville as a result of I at the moment I felt like I had the whole lot I may ever want however in a a bizarre manner it additionally felt like nothing as a result of I used to be now not sharing that journey with somebody anymore so numerous the songs have this bitter candy feeling of acceptance but in addition capturing a sense the place you would have all these good issues however for me not sharing that with somebody can really feel empty.
You’ve stated the EP chronicles your journey via heartbreak. What particular feelings are you exploring in ‘Simply Anybody’?
I believe I simply wished to have one thing that defined that the connection I used to be in wasn’t only a half time factor or that particular person didn’t imply something to me as a result of I believe she’ll all the time imply one thing in my life and I wished to seize these feelings in addition to voicing some pure disappointment that you simply really feel throughout a breakup.
2025 has already been an enormous yr for you – from releasing a string of singles to your collaboration with Okay-pop star CHUNG HA on ‘Discover Love’. What’s been a private spotlight thus far?
I believe each launch has been a spotlight as a result of I wrote many of the songs final yr so it’s simply been very nice to see all of it come alive and be on a string of releases in a manner that I’ve by no means executed earlier than however I believe “There For You’ was an enormous spotlight as a result of it was the primary track that kicked off these releases and likewise one in all my favourites.
What was your favorite half about engaged on ‘Every thing and Nothing’?
I’d say my favorite factor about engaged on Every thing & Nothing has been how little stress there was to make this as a result of I gave myself numerous time to get the songs prepared which I’ve by no means executed earlier than. Usually I’d write the songs because the yr goes on however the strategy of getting each track prepared months earlier than has been very nice.
Your cinematic sound has turn into a signature. If ‘Simply Anybody’ have been to soundtrack a movie, which one do you assume it will go well with finest?
I can’t partially consider one movie however I believe it will positively go well with these kind of movies that inform story of two individuals simply looking for a satisfying life however caught unsure which ends up in second guessing their selections and questioning if the grass greener on the opposite facet, a bit of just like the story from “The Pocket book”
Wanting forward, what are your hopes and objectives for the remainder of the yr? Are you all the time writing and recording, or do you like to depart house between tasks?
I’d love for my music to achieve a much bigger viewers by the top of the yr and hopefully begin doing exhibits once more. I believe I’m all the time going to be writing music whether or not that’s for me or different artists so so long as I’m doing that then I really feel like I’m heading int the correct route to fulfil my objectives.
