Emerging Brighton soul singer Celeste today releases brand new single ‘Lately’. The brooding, determined track again features Leeds jazz collective Gotts Street Park (“the UK’s answer to BADBADNOTGOOD” – The FADER) and follows last month’s spellbinding ‘Both Sides of the Moon,’ which saw support from the likes of BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac, Phil Taggart and Huw Stephens and 1Xtra’s Jamz Supernova, not to mention the one and only Elton John who spun the track on his Beats1 show, remarking “Celeste is quite something else … watch out for her.”
“’Lately’ is the soundtrack to the days you spend in bed,” reveals Celeste. “Overthinking relationships with money, boys, family and work, and not making the most of them.” The track was first debuted in Celeste’s Boiler Room session earlier this year (watch here) before its official premiere as Phil Taggart’s Chillest Record on Radio 1, with Clara Amfo noting the track’s “Amy Winehouse meets Portishead vibes.”
It’s the culmination of a busy 2018 for the rising artist, who recently completed a month-long artist residency at West London’s Laylow club, hosting workshops, screenings, club nights, writing and recording sessions and a slew of exciting collaborations and performances in the Bella Freud-designed club throughout October, which saw everyone from Spike Lee and Idris Elba to Moses Boyd and Klein pass through along the way. Eagle-eared listeners will also have heard new music from Celeste soundtracking the BBC’s acclaimed Black Hollywood series They’ve Gotta Have Us.
Celeste recently signed to Polydor Records following last year’s ‘The Milk & The Honey’ EP for Lily Allen’s Bank Holiday label, which was produced by SBTRKT collaborator Tev’n and Rinse FM’s JD. Reid and saw praise from the likes of Annie Mac, Julie Adenuga and publications including FADER, Wonderland, Interview Magazine, The Line of Best Fit and DIY.
Stay tuned for much more from Celeste in 2019 and beyond.
