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Iona Griffey Breaks Free Of Toxicity And Heartbreak In With New Single ‘Colourblind’
Folk-Pop singer/ songwriter Iona Griffey is due to release her single ‘Colourblind’ on Friday 17th February 2023, with a planned debut album dropping later this year. Despite her young age, Iona has had great success playing live from pubs to larger venues, charity gigs to festivals, developing her honest and introspective songwriting and delicate vocals.
Stylistically, Iona has been described as a unique blend of Pop-Rock, R&B and Folk and is now determined to break into the contemporary music scene with ‘Colourblind’. Written as a therapeutic release following a toxic relationship, the song is multilayered in meaning and even touches upon a relatable situation of loving someone despite knowing they’re bad for you, being blind to objectivity. The song has already hit the airwaves on BBC Music Introducing in Suffolk. For Iona, ‘Colourblind’ is a metaphor for giving someone all your heart without their appreciation.
Iona states:
“I think many people in bad relationships should use my song as inspiration to strive for better.”
Iona Griffey has been singing from a very young age and actively songwriting since 2015. By 2020, she had penned over 50 original songs. The upcoming album reflects her dedication and authenticity and sees Iona pouring her heart out into her music. She aims to reach a wide audience with relatable experiences and themes of self-love and inner growth. ‘Colourblind’ and by extension the album, is all about female empowerment and portrays her overcoming past heartbreaks and toxic relationships, to be a role model for her younger female fans who may be facing similar situations, showing that there’s no need to accept this negativity. With the release date falling the week of Valentine’s Day, Iona aims to show an alternative aspect of love which is more about self-love than romantic love. Wanting to stand out against her pop contemporaries, Iona prides her sound as very instrument-driven seeing it as something of a rarity among many artists found in the commercial Pop charts.
Drawing inspiration from a variety of artists such as Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo, Iona Griffey is ready to break into the contemporary music scene in style, with a Pop-Rock aesthetic and strong female vocals. Her single ‘Colourblind’ is the first offering showing her incredible songwriting prowess. With lyrics such as “I gave you the whole rainbow, but you were colourblind”, Iona is on the way to becoming an inspiration for her peers. Be sure to follow Iona on all the social media platforms to keep up with new releases and gigs.
Some songs aren’t just music: they’re milestones. Electric Love, the latest single from Belgian-Rwandan artist AMERY, is more than a comeback: it’s a declaration of freedom. Out now on all platforms, the track captures the emotional release that comes with choosing yourself, even when the world has tried to define you first.
From the first glowing organ chords, Electric Love radiates a quiet strength, the kind that builds slowly, then crashes open like a long-awaited breakthrough. Produced by longtime collaborator James Lowland, it pairs raw emotion with soaring, rock-infused energy, charting AMERY’s journey from fear to self-acceptance. Vulnerable, powerful and gloriously unfiltered, Electric Love feels like a soul set free.
What makes the song hit even harder is the context behind it. Written during one of the darkest chapters of AMERY’s life, it tells the story of a young man watching the foundation beneath him dissolve — his family drifting apart, his sense of identity unraveling, his safety net vanishing. And yet, rather than sink, he wrote. “I felt this deep void, he says. I started to look for comfort and distraction in other places and people, but I realized I was constantly running away from the truth, and straight into depression and toxic relationships. I had to let go of everything that was holding back my personal growth and find my light again. I wrote this while I was at my lowest, dreaming of the day I’d finally break free. It carried me forward.
While many know AMERY for the sleek pop anthems that even caught the ear of Sir Elton John, Electric Love marks a turn inward. It’s genre-bending, yes, but more importantly, it’s label-rejecting — in every sense. He invites us not just listen, but to feel. And as he embraces his queerness, autism and introversion without apology, AMERY proves that art is at its most powerful when it’s simply, unapologetically true.
AMERY is back, but more importantly, he’s finally home in himself.
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