néomí - Someone New

“Someone New” is “basically a love letter to my therapist,” says Neomi Speelman, but maybe it is more about the hard process of breaking into your own thought world and realizing that interactions with others are always two-sided – something that therapy can help you with. The song’s build follows an experience from anxiety to exhilaration, leaving you with a warm feeling for Neomi and life in general.

“Someone New” is the fourth single of Neomi’s debut album Someone’s Daughter as néomí, out on May 3 via [PIAS]. The Amsterdam-based singer/songwriter describes the record as a deeply personal story about growth at a crucial point in one’s life:

“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.”

Listen to “Someone New,” our Song Pick of the Day, below:

(Photo: Sophie Paris)