A sweet serenade dressed up in searing synths, the Franco-British artist’s first single in years, produced by Max Baby (Hannah Jadagu, Goldie Boutilier), sees him soaring to great heights as he dwells in his own visceral depths.īorn in the UK and based in Paris for well over a decade, Newton – who previously made music under his birth name, Henry de Montbazon – recently moved back across the Chunnel to London, intentionally shifting gears in his life. Looking for lights that could shine up in the telescopeĪtwood Magazine is proud to be premiering the audio and music video for “Fell Off,” the dazzling lead single taken off Albert Newton’s forthcoming debut album, out in 2024 via byebye records. Fell Off – Albert Newton wish I’d fallen off of my bike a few more times before I took you out for a ride wish I’d spent a little more time What results is a piece of music that has its head in the clouds and its feet on the ground: Existing in two worlds at once, this soul-stirring fever dream promises to energize and soothe all those who come along for the ride. A cinematic and dreamy reintroduction, the sonically and emotionally charged “ Fell Off” aches with intimate intensity as Albert Newton strives to find balance – both in life, and in song. inertia, and yet all these thoughts and more come to mind as scenes of the singer/songwriter riding through the English countryside, seemingly chasing some sort of paranormal activity (whilst escaping whatever it is he left behind), flash by. Of course, it’s a false choice, but I myself am too afraid to test it out: I’d rather hold those handlebars in a death grip than let go, for any reason.Īlbert Newton’s new single isn’t really about bicycles, nor is it necessarily about motion vs. It feels like an all-too perfect metaphor for life: That seemingly innate impulse to forever be an object in constant motion – acting, doing, growing, learning, being – and to avoid inertia at all costs, as if stopping means we can never start back up again. The thing that’s always fascinated me about bicycles is that, as long as you keep moving, you’ll stay up – but the second you pause or stop for any reason, the bike will inevitably tilt to one side, and you’ll fall off. I wanted to feel the rumble of thunder but see no lightning. Franco-British singer/songwriter Albert Newton teases his debut album with the sonically and emotionally charged “Fell Off,” a cinematic and dreamy reintroduction and a soul-stirring fever dream that promises to energize, soothe, and inspire all those who come along for the ride! Stream: “Fell Off” – Albert Newton
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