Clara Bond continues to lay out a path for a new era of her music with her powerful brand new single ‘Wish You Were Her’ out today here.
English singer, songwriter and performer Clara Bond has enjoyed a wave of discovery in her music in recent months. Kicking off a new era of her music with the release of her single ‘Backtalker,’ Bond has returned to the live circuit with widely praised performances at Shebfest and Altitude Fest. Now, she will release her hauntingly empowering new single ‘Wish You Were Her’ out everywhere this Friday 24th September.
‘Wish You Were Her’ sees Clara once again experimenting with her sound – her songwriting shifting in conjunction with this move in her sound – helmed by producer Chris Tilke. ‘We wrote the whole EP in lockdown. We were just writing songs that felt good for us at a time when it was crucial to write songs only for my benefit, because it was what I needed at the time. It’s nice to now be releasing them, but that almost wasn’t the intention at the time – the songs were a way for me to connect to my own musicality when there was absolutely nothing going on in the world – except watching Friends.
They really feel like an honest reflection of what was going on in my brain at the time.’
Of the track, Bond shares, ‘As far as the meaning behind the song goes, it’s pretty self-explanatory. We’re at an age where everyone has a past. You get that, because everyone does, but you don’t want to hear about it all the time or have it shoved in your face.
You go to a park, or you do something for the first time for you, but they might mention that they’ve done it with their ex. It’s all fine, but you’re like ‘ok, but can you pretend I’m the most exciting thing that’s on your mind right now.’
