Nilüfer Yanya is back with “Like I Say (I runaway),” her first snippet of new music since her acclaimed 2022 album. WITHOUT PAIN.
With a hypnotic and restless guitar line, “Like I Say (I runaway)” is Nilüfer Yanya's signature: evocative, attractive and easily catchy. The '90s-style guitar line meets an onslaught of distortion as the chorus begins and it sounds like an epiphany. “The moment I'm not in control / I'm breaking up inside,” Yanya sings on each chorus with conviction.
Co-written with close collaborator Wilma Archer, Yanya centers “Like I Say (I runaway)” around the preciousness of time. “It's about how you choose to spend your time,” Yanya writes in a statement, “time is like a currency, every moment. You'll never get it back. “It's quite overwhelming to understand.” The song is also paired with a music video directed by Yanya's sister, Molly Daniel, and shows her as a runaway bride running into the countryside. Look the following video.
Nilüfer Yanya has not released any solo music since 2022 WITHOUT PAIN – which we named one of the best albums of the year – but released collaborations with Bombay Bicycle Club and remixes of WITHOUT PAIN Featured “Midnight Sun” courtesy of Sampha and King Krule. “Like I Say (I runaway)” is also Yanya's first release since he signed with Ninja Tune Records.
Check out our 2022 interview with Nilüfer Yanya, where the singer-songwriter talked about bringing WITHOUT PAIN along the way, his dream collaborators, and how he was on his way to a much-needed vacation.
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