Irish artist Lucy McWilliams releases the soulful new single 'Bumblebees and Blue Skies' on October 14th
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After captivating us with her shimmering single ‘Break My Own Heart’ alongside demos of ‘The Woman In Me’ and ‘Medication’ in recent months, which saw support from CLASH, Official Charts, Songwriting Magazine, Blogtheque, Record of the Day, Hot Press and Golden Plec to name a few, emerging Irish singer and songwriter Lucy McWilliams is back once again with her soulful new offering ‘Bumblebees And Blue Skies’.
Offering up more of that sweet and lofty aesthetic she has cultivated for herself of late, ‘Bumblebees And Blue Skies’ marks one of the more elegant entries into her ever-growing catalogue. Capturing a warm and alluring atmosphere that perfectly elevates her sensual vocal performance, her newest release makes for a wonderfully sweet and alluring listen from start to finish.
Adding about ‘Bumblebees And Blue Skies’, she said, “I’ve had this song for so long so it’s crazy to have it out. I wrote the first half during lockdown, and I never found a place for it. About a year or so later I brought it to Charlie [Hugall] and Josh [McEwen] and we just completely opened a new door and messed with it for so long; I think that’s why I love it so much. Spending hours just going in and out of it to have it sound as it does now!
“I guess it’s the feeling of loving someone so dearly and knowing that you might not be good for each other but to savour what you do have while you still have it. I feel a lot of what I write touches on this, but “Bumblebees and Blue Skies” is the idea of running away and having your little world together until it breaks apart; in a fantastic world essentially.”
Lucy McWilliams is a 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Dublin, who went to University in Berlin, but now lives in London. Lucy has released a string of singles since 2020 which have amassed over 13 million streams on Spotify alone.
Since then, Lucy has spent 2021 and the beginning of 2022 honing her sound with friend and frequent collaborator, producer: Charlie Hugall. The result so far has been two demos released in May and June this year: “The Woman in Me” and “Medication” which both tapped into Lucy’s vulnerability as a writer. While “The Woman in Me” speaks to having different versions of yourself which you may not necessarily like, “Medication” is about the emotions accompanied with losing someone who struggled with their mental health issues. Lucy’s lack of fear to delve into difficult topics is what allows authenticity to shine through her artistry.
She has also spent the past year performing for audiences in London, Paris, Dublin and much more. Lucy ended 2021 supporting Arlo Parks at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire and the first half of 2022 has seen her take stage at The Great Escape, Oberkampf Festival in Paris as well as recently playing back-to-back shows supporting Jake Isaac at Woolwich Works plus playing Ireland’s All Together Now Festival, Electric Picnic and most recently Ireland Music Week earlier this month.
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