London riser Kai Bosch has shared details of debut EP ‘SLIPPING’.
Out on August 5th, the EP is teased through previously released singles ‘Orbit’ and ‘Be Right Back’.
A hugely atmospheric songwriter, his minimalist palette and striking voice recall those early Jamie Woon cuts, or even aspects of The xx. The full EP is out in a few weeks, with Kai Bosch set to play London’s Waiting Room on August 4th.
New single ‘Blood’ is online now, and its quiet restraint seems to tap into something quite powerful indeed. The whispered vocal is an incantation, with ‘Blood’ providing space for Kai Bosch to explore trauma and recovery.
He comments…
‘Blood’ explores trauma and mental health through the lens of a relationship and how it can affect the people around you. I wrote and produced it from my bedroom at the end of January 2021, at the time I was going through quite a tough time emotionally and I was really reflecting on how my emotions and mechanisms might affect the people I love.
I wanted to embody emotional baggage as something quite visceral and gory, landing upon the line “Blood on everything I love.” Though the relationship in ‘Blood’ was a purely fictional one at the time of writing, there have since been moments in my romantic life where the song manifested into reality – lyrics I had perhaps written before without much context suddenly held huge emotional weight.
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