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After dazzling us with her impactful breakthrough EPs ‘before’ and ‘after’ in recent years,
which were supported by the likes of BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6Music, néomí, aka
Surinamese/Dutch folk-pop singer-songwriter Neomi Speelman, has now announced her
long-awaited debut album ‘somebody’s daughter’.
“somebody’s daughter” sees néomí
expand the stripped-back and acoustic-led aesthetic of her infancy to explore a more
varied and multifaceted sound throughout. Regularly adopting a broader and more
euphoric direction here, this new LP aims to brighten and illuminate her already powerful
and emotive sound to date.
The album is produced by Will Knox, a long-time collaborator with néomí who was also
present during the writing and recording of her first two EPs: ‘before’ and ‘after’. The
album’s themes follow néomí’s journey through adolescence, young adulthood and newly
found womanhood. ‘somebody’s daughter’ presents 11 chapters in néomí’s coming of
age story which follows a young woman’s journey through trust, love, and ultimately selfhealing through reflection.
Speaking about her new full-length, she said, "The reason why I wrote an album like
‘somebody’s daughter’ is because I often can't find words to express myself in certain
situations. Where feelings can be overpowering and take control because I felt them so
deeply. It has been my therapy in times of despair and my joy when I truly needed
happiness. I tried to be as honest as possible. I'm telling stories about letting go and
forgiving a loved one after being convinced they would be in your life forever. It is about
grief, grief for yourself, the old you who you are leaving behind. It includes anger, for the
times I didn't stand up for yourself when I should have. It was getting to know myself, and
to do that is to go through the past and look back on certain situations and times. This
record pulled me through so many things.”
