Dutch Singer-Songwriter néomí Shares Accidental Breakup Song “Red Balloon”

Following the release of her highly-praised debut EP ‘before’ earlier this summer, néomí, aka Surinamese/Dutch folk-pop singer-songwriter Neomi Speelman, has now returned to unveil her captivating new single “red balloon”.

Instantly, néomí makes her angelic vocals front and center, captivating listeners as she walks them through an emotional roller coaster lead by dampened piano chords.

“red balloon was written in the winter of 21. I’d moved into a new home together with my boyfriend and we were going through a tough time”, néomí explains. “He suggested we write a song together so we went to the piano, sat down having not discussed a lot, and just let the music speak. Little did we know we were writing a break-up song as we parted a couple of months later. Maybe we did know, but we were just very content at that moment creating a song together. I still love that man very much, but love is a very complicated thing as you might understand. The song wasn’t finished so months later I decided to finish it up with a good friend of mine. I gave it a twist, as my heart literally burst like a red balloon at that time. Now I just hope that one day I’ll be lifted like a beautiful red balloon that didn’t rip open.

“The song is about knowing you love someone very much, knowing you want to be with someone still, knowing it doesn’t work out the way you want to, knowing that it might be over soon, trying to hold on, trying to let go, losing yourself and for that reason hoping that one day you can cope with the fact you let that one person go and feel gracious again without them.”

Not one to shy away from being vulnerable in her music, “red balloon” quickly turns a difficult personal situation into a stunning folk-pop ballad, rounded out by lush piano chords and dreamy guitar tones amongst reverberating vocal layers.

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