Seye Announces 'Mexicana Bounce' Release Date - Listen Now
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
African pop-singer Seye has announced that he will release his second single ‘Mexicana Bounce’ on 8 October, via Stranger Records / Mercury - you can check out the video below.
Seye's debut single 'White Noise' was released in April, and picked up regular Radio 1 plays from Huw Stephens, Rob Da Bank, Nick Grimshaw and Sara Cox. Seye has since signed to Mercury, the home of fellow Afro Pop star D'Banj, and has played some of the biggest UK festivals - including Isle of Wight, Lounge on the Farm, and Latitude - as well as providing guest vocals on The Very Best’s single ‘Kondaine’ and beginning work on his debut album with the likes of Afrikan Boy and Spoek Mathambo.
The colourful pop singer returns with the suitably upbeat ‘Mexicana Bounce’, an ode to a break-up not gone entirely to plan, set in a Mexican restaurant. “They don’t go through with it, and they just think ‘sod it, let’s just go out and have a good time,’” explains Seye. Taking a leaf out of Paul Simon’s approach to songwriting with more of a storytelling style in the verses, it’s more poetic and figurative than your average pop song; re-affirming that Seye isn’t your average pop star. It has a distinctive Afro dance feel, influenced by his collaborations with the Afrobeats scene and lives up to its title with more than a little 'bounce' to the catchy chorus.
After supporting Lana Del Rey late last year, Emeli Sande on her UK tour in April, Seye was asked by Paloma Faith to be her main support at Somerset House in July, even joining Paloma on stage to play guitar during the hit single ‘Stone Cold Sober’. Seye has been playing with a brand new live band, which a features a fabulous keyboard player Hinako Omori and an astonishing young drummer Amanda Brown, who might just be the female Questlove. Having taken their new show to festivals this summer, Seye supported The Very Best on their US tour next month, followed by a string of UK dates with Aiden Grimshaw. No one but Seye could be asked to support such diverse artists and shows he straddles the worlds of Afro Beat and pop with incredible ease - check below to find tickets.
Wed September 26th 2012 - O2 Academy2 Birmingham, Birmingham
Thu September 27th 2012 - King Tuts, Glasgow
Fri September 28th 2012 - Cockpit, Leeds
Sun September 30th 2012 - Academy3, Manchester
Mon October 1st 2012 - O2 Academy2 Oxford, Oxford
Tue October 2nd 2012 - Scala, London
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