Some artists tiptoe into the business, however Malya kicked the door large open together with her debut single, Good Lord! The Sydney-born singer-songwriter has spent practically a decade honing her craft on stage throughout the Western Suburbs, and at 23, she’s lastly able to take her personal sound to the airwaves. Taking cues from the vocal fluidity of Ariana Grande and the soulful weight of SZA, she’s driving the up to date RnB wave in a course that pays homage to the golden period of 90s icons whereas staying radio-ready for the brand new technology.
Good Lord! is a full-bodied meditation on need—sensuous in its manufacturing, intoxicating in its supply. Each word carries intent, making certain not an oz. of the soul in her efficiency slips by unnoticed. Self-produced and sonically wealthy, the observe boasts the identical earworm enchantment as her influences with out leaning into imitation. The hypnotic melodies wrap round lyrics that revel within the physique’s capability to spark obsession, making for a observe that doesn’t simply flirt with seduction—it instructions it.
If that is Malya’s first step, it received’t be lengthy earlier than she’s towering above us from the RnB pantheon.
Good Lord! was formally launched on January 26th and is now obtainable to stream on all main platforms, together with Spotify.
Assessment by Amelia Vandergast
