Miso Extra has shared her new single 'POP', the latest track to be taken from her forthcoming debut album '
Earcandy'.
The Japanese-British singer and producer's new track features production from members of indie-pop collective MICHELLE, blending K-Pop and UK Garage influences with lyrics in both English and Japanese. The single was recorded at Damon Albarn's Studio 13 with Grammy-winning engineer Ricky Damian.
'POP' is about the feeling of finding something SO cute you want to squeeze it till it pops! It's a journey into a sugar fueled take on the pop genre, sonically inspired by NewJeans and CHAI, Miso explains.
The track follows previous singles '
Certified', '
Good Kisses' featuring Metronomy, '
Ghostly', and '
Slow Down', which was co-written and produced with DJ Boring. 'Earcandy' features additional collaborations with A. K. Paul and Tyson, with Chinese-Indonesian filmmaker Claryn Chong contributing to the album's visual direction.
Speaking about the album's creation, Miso says: "It's about growing through your mistakes and not being afraid to get things wrong. There are some deep messages in there but it's surrounded by sweet earcandy – that spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down."
On working with engineer Ricky Damian, she adds: "he was my Mr Miyagi, I learned so much from him during the whole process. Plus working in Studio 13 was so inspiring since I'm such a Gorillaz fan and you can channel their energy there, as well as feel the influence of other people who have used the space from Erykah Badu to Paul McCartney."
