will hyde from Melbourne is a uniquely determined pop force, making waves of seismic proportions with his debut solo project. Following up his first hit "easy for u.", comes his sophomore single "meant to be.", premiered by triple j's Home and Hosed this week.
Bursting at the seams with gorgeous melodies, with an impossibly groovy bassline and 80's-infused production, "meant to be." is a bonafide banger that places will hyde at the centre of a new DIY-pop revolution.
"'meant to be.' is about thinking u are over someone, only to see them and realise u still have a lot of feelings left in that relationship," said will. "i think that that comfort and connection i have with someone never really fades over time. there's always feelings that i have left with that person that can come back up and make me remember the good times. i find it hard to let people go and really detach myself from relationships completely... so this song really is about an inner conflict with myself… i am sometimes so optimistic that it blinds me to the troubles at the root of the relationship. getting back with that person & allowing them in my life doesn't mean i would have a different outcome with them. it's hard to face the root causes to the breakdown, but it's the only way to move on from it."
Shedding the commercialised skin of his teenage musical project SŸDE, which saw success to the tune of over 65 million streams and nearly 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, will is finally able to flaunt his boisterous personality in a solo project that glides beyond genre or hype. His new music shines with texture and a relatable balance of joy and melancholy that his early ventures couldn't evoke on their own.
His first solo release, "easy for u." has already generated excitement from pop tastemakers around the world, including triple j Unearthed, Project U TV, PileRats, and Forte Magazine in Australia, and international publications such as Wonderland Magazine (UK), Variance Magazine (US), Ones to Watch (US) and Clash Magazine (UK).
will hyde's solo music tells a story of musical and personal metamorphosis, amid a distinguishing self-awareness that speaks to youth around the world. This project is the diary entry of a person whose greatest inspiration has been trusting the process, and now finally recognises himself in the mirror.
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