Robin Kester signs to Memphis Industries and releases new single 'Departure'

Robin Kester has signed to Memphis Industries and shared new single 'Departure', featuring backing vocals from Rozi Plain.

The Dutch alt-rock artist's latest track follows her 2023 debut album 'Honeycomb Shades', and was produced by Ali Chant, known for his work with PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius, and Yard Act.

"Most of 'Departure' is based on a diary entry dating back to when I was thinking about maybe moving again (because I often moved someplace else during childhood and kept doing so in my adult life, thinking it might help whenever I felt unhappy)," Kester explains. "But at the same time I knew this literal escapism didn't really ever solve anything. When I used this diary entry as part of the lyrics, I was afraid they were maybe too on the nose and perhaps I also felt a bit vulnerable because I'm more used to writing in a way that lets me hide things underneath lyrics and melodies."