Celeste has shared her moody new single ‘Everyday’ – check it out below.
The track, which was originally released as part of Record Store Day last year, features a sample from Death In Vegas‘ 1999 single ‘Dirge’.
Celeste said of the song: “It was December 3rd 2022, I was invited out by friends and didn’t really want to go but had the feeling that I should. I ended up going to Boiler Room’s Christmas party at their office in Bethnal Green, feeling a bit lonely, heartbroken and reluctant to engage in any small talk, or flirtatious conversations.
“I went to the dance floor and found myself engulfed in a song that felt familiar but I was unsure if I knew it or where I knew it from. I ended up speaking with a friend while dancing but then what overtook the conversation was a melody in my head and I began to record a voice note on my phone.
“This rarely happens to me so I felt it was important to gather some documentation of it so I went to the smoking area to record a voice note, then the words ‘Everyday, wanna
be close to him, never leave’ came to me.”
The single follows ‘This Is Who I Am’, which featured as the title theme for the recent Sky thriller series The Day Of The Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne.
Redmayne (who portrays The Jackal) and his co-star Lashana Lynch (Bianca) selected the song for the opening credits to the adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel.
When the song was first released last November, Celeste explained that it had “existed for a long time, and it felt almost unjust that circumstances didn’t allow it to come out four years ago”.
She added: “Now, with everything aligning, this moment serves as a powerful acknowledgement of something that, back then, felt unresolved.”
Produced by Beach Noise (Kendrick Lamar), ‘This Is Who I Am’ follows on from the BRIT-winning and Mercury-nominated artist’s 2022 single ‘To Love A Man’.
Following its release, Celeste also made a short film to accompany the single.
Celeste’s debut studio album, ‘Not Your Muse’, was released in 2021. In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Whether up-tempo or morose, Celeste’s remarkable voice is the real show-stealer on ‘Not Your Muse’. It has supernatural qualities, turning already poetic lyrics into gut-punch moments.”
The LP was also featured in NME‘s 20 best debut albums of the year list that year.
