HOPE TALA DROPS YOUNG FRANCO REMIX OF LATEST SINGLE MAD, LISTEN HERE
West London-based genre hybrid Hope Tala teams up with Australian DJ and producer Young Franco for a remix of her latest single MAD—listen HERE.
MAD is Hope Tala’s first piece of new music since the release of her hotly-received 2020 EP, Girl Eats Sun. Produced by the multi-Grammy award winning Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence and the Machine), MAD was released last month alongside a stunning video directed by Millicent Hailes—listen HERE and watch HERE. The song sees Hope build on the bossa nova-inspired R&B that has cemented her as one of 2021’s artists to watch. It has received praise from HYPEBEAST, SPIN, Consequence, NME, Clash, Wonderland, DIY, Dork, FLOOD Magazine, TMRW Magazine, Ones To Watch, and more.
At this point in her career, Hope has already earned the endorsement of Barack Obama, fronted the Apple x Gay Times Elevate campaign, been spotlighted as a 2021 Vevo DSCVR Artist, and has had her music streamed over 30 million times, all while garnering acclaim from Billboard, Clash, Dork, GQ, MTV, Notion, Refinery29, The Line Of Best Fit, Vogue, Wonderland, and plenty more.
Music has surrounded Hope for as long as she can remember. Every Saturday growing up, she attended music school, learning the clarinet and performing in orchestras and wind bands. As part of an audio class, she learned Logic, and at 14-years-old, she taught herself guitar. Upon gaining proficiency with recording, she uploaded Peace Freestyle to Soundcloud in 2016. Following a post by Instagram creative platform Art Hoe Collective, Illegal Civilization founder Mikey Alfred discovered the track and spun it on Pharrell’s Apple Music Beats 1 radio show. This recognition made Hope realize she could pursue music as more than just a hobby. 2018 saw the release of her Starry Ache EP, and she released her Sensitive Soul EP a year later. Jealous, Anywhere, and D.T.M. each gained traction on DSPs, as Lovestained eclipsed 18.2 million streams. Rolling Stone placed the latter at #8 on its 50 Best Songs of 2019. Everything paved the way for Girl Eats Sun, released in 2020.
Arriving in 2021 as one of the UK’s brightest lights, Hope Tala looks set to establish herself as a vital new global artist with her upcoming body of work. Look out for more very soon.
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