Premiere: Zoya Zafar Shares New Track 'Clumsy'
The debut LP Some Songs Releases May 3rd
02 May 2024
Photo by Ada Chen
Orlando, Florida-based indie singer/songwriter Zoya Zafar first debuted in 2015 with her EP Spaceship and was to follow soon after with her debut LP. However, grief, illness and isolation put her music on hold for years. She returned last year with her single “Wordz” and followed up with a string of new singles, teasing her debut LP, Some Songsout tomorrow, May 3rd.
Some Songs finds Zafar playing with strains of indie and ambient pop, creating simmering, glassy and haunting soundscapes adorned with rich instrumentation and washes of electronic production. Zafar is also joined on the record by her collaborator Max Helgemo, who mixed and produced the record, and her close friend Gia Margaret who produced many of the record's highlights.
One of those highlights includes the album's final track, “Clumsy.” Ahead of the album's release, Zafar shares an early listen of “Clumsy,” premiering with Under the Radar
With “Clumsy” Zafar strips away all the layers of her music, leaving only spectral guitar chords, mournful instrumentals and piano outtakes. The result is a soft and minimalistic effort, filled with vintage lo-fi production. The spare tone creates a work that is both intimate and cavernous, leaving room for Zafar's vocals and luscious confessions. It's an aching song about grief and memory, and the lyrics beautifully bring the feeling of absence to life: “You were the light / In the dark / Giving away / Sad, sad heart / Living in / A house of cards / You were the light / In the dark”.
Zafar says, “Awkward” is a bittersweet narrative about the comfort that comes with a connection. The escape was, the longing for what might have been, and the realization of the fragility of it all. When I wrote this song, it was my way of crystallizing a cherished memory, a fleeting moment of intimacy through a simple gesture.
Check out the song below. Some Songs released everywhere tomorrow, May 3rd.
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