Minnesota artist METTE and Scottish producer Sam Gellaitry have joined forces on new cut ‘Darling Drive’.
A funky nighttime escapade, ‘Darling Drive’ sees Gellaitry and METTE hew closer to a dance-pop terrain. Lyrically the pair reflect on their origins, locating a sense of belonging in the company they keep.
Speaking about the release METTE says: “I travelled to Scotland to meet and work with Sam for the first time. He showed me around his hometown, and I started writing sketches of lyrics for ‘Darling Drive.’ I hadn’t been back to my hometown in years. Seeing Sam’s pride and joy for the place he grew up and feeling welcome was big inspiration energy! I have spent so much of my life trying to find a sense of home, and after touring and being on the road, I realise now more than ever it’s not about ‘where’ but ‘ who.’ Being with the people I love makes anywhere feel like home.”
Sam Gellaitry adds: “Had the pleasure of meeting and working with METTE around 2 years ago where we created Darling Drive in my hometown of Stirling. Darling Drive is the name of where METTE grew up so for me it’s wholesome that my hometown evoked a feeling in her to write about hers! There was a moment on tour where I played the then unreleased track in Toronto and I saw fans singing along and around the same time she had met someone on a plane who mentioned the track to her. After that we both decided it was time to unleash this one to you all and we are super excited about it!“
Tune in now.
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‘Darling Drive’ follows METTE’s debut EP ‘METTENARRATIVE’ which included singles. 2023 was a breakout year for METTE who supported Jessie Ware on her tour, performed at the British Fashion Awards and on Later… with Jools Holland.
