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NOAH’s “MOVE YA BODY” Sits At The Meeting Point Of Several Worlds

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1 month ago

August 12, 2026

Music4U

A London birth, an upbringing in Ethiopia and a return to London give NOAH a background that already crosses borders. His new single extends that idea into the music itself.

“MOVE YA BODY” draws from Brazilian funk, amapiano, gqom and EDM, bringing several dance traditions into the same track. The combination is significant less because of the number of genres involved than because NOAH treats them as ingredients in one current pop record.

His Ethiopian heritage remains an important part of the picture, but the single does not present itself as a statement about identity. Instead, those influences sit alongside electronic production and a chant-driven vocal, creating a record aimed at a broad dance audience.

That makes the release an interesting introduction to NOAH. Rather than presenting one fixed version of his sound, “MOVE YA BODY” shows an artist willing to move between styles and pull different rhythmic ideas into the same space.

The song’s message is equally open. Dancing, confidence and enjoying life are themes that do not require much translation, which suits a record drawing from music with strong communal traditions.

The result is a release that connects NOAH’s personal background with a much wider musical landscape. “MOVE YA BODY” does not try to pin him down to one scene or one genre. Instead, it offers a glimpse of an artist building his sound from several places at once.

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Phoebe June Traces Love, Distance and Heartbreak on New EP ‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’

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2 days ago

September 11, 2026

Joni Jones

For Phoebe June, some stories are easier to tell through music.

Her new EP, ‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’, is an intimate collection that traces the emotional journey of a relationship from the exhilaration of falling in love to distance, uncertainty, heartbreak and, ultimately, learning to let go.

Inspired by artists including Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers, Phoebe June combines diary-like lyricism with melancholic ballads, subtle uptempo moments and an understated, emotionally honest production style.

At the centre of the project is ‘Thursday’, a bittersweet track about loving someone from a distance and holding onto the hope that the connection might survive.

Written after Phoebe left a country that held deep personal meaning, and left someone she cared about behind, the song looks back at the relationship from its beginning. Even its title is personal: the two first met on a Thursday.

The song captures the complicated feeling of walking away from something meaningful without believing that it necessarily has to be over. It’s about distance, memory and the possibility of finding your way back to someone, while recognising that hope only works when it goes both ways.

Across six tracks, the EP develops that story in sequence.

‘Everything You Are’ opens the project with the warmth of new love, while ‘Dead Sea’ explores the security of finding someone who helps you stay afloat through difficult times. As the story progresses, ‘Thursday’ introduces separation before ‘Getaway Car’ moves into the aftermath; unanswered questions, lingering attachment and the realisation that someone can profoundly affect your life while still being unhealthy for you.

‘One Day’ leaves the door open to the possibility of a future reunion, balancing hope with the understanding that some relationships may only exist in memory.

The EP closes with ‘Ophelia’, its emotional breaking point. Inspired in part by Friedrich Heyser’s painting of the same name, the track confronts the pain of feeling manipulated and unappreciated after giving everything to someone else.

The result is a project that deliberately moves from light to dark. Phoebe June considered not only the narrative but the emotional progression when sequencing the EP, allowing the brightness of its opening to gradually give way to the heartbreak of its closing moments.

Even the title reflects that feeling.

‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’ takes its name from a flower, with the image of a gate separating two people becoming a metaphor for a love that remains beautiful but just out of reach. To reach over it requires effort, just as maintaining a connection across distance, uncertainty and changing circumstances does.

Ultimately, Phoebe June isn’t interested in simply documenting her own heartbreak.

She wants listeners to recognise themselves in it.

‘Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate’ is a collection about love, nostalgia, hope and regret and about what remains when something beautiful ends up on the other side of the gate.