Following the announcement of her forthcoming EP Another Year Will Pass, the folk-pop artist néomí has dropped the project’s final track, ‘Sit Back Baby’, before its release on October 31st.
Within the song, she aims to convince herself, and her loved ones, that ‘it is going to be fine’.
“If you are too afraid to live, then why the hell would you be alive? It is a call for myself, and encouragement to others; try to live, try to move on and whatever it takes, if things get heavy or difficult just sit back and let it go” she says.
For much of the song she repeats ‘Sit back baby, let it go’ over warm guitars and a soft drumbeat. Whilst repetition can be draining if overdone, here it feels like a reassuring affirmation.
The lyrics, alongside the laid-back production and calming vocals, make the song feel like a warm embrace, the perfect transition into the colder seasons. It’s a feeling which is further embodied in the music video, which features néomí captured in various scenes with a film reel overlay, reminiscent of the style of home-videos, bringing a sense of comfort.
The track closes out with a chorus of trumpets, their bright sound acting as the final promise that everything will work out.
As well as her EP in the pipeline, néomí will be heading out on a UK tour alongside Josephine Illing later this month including dates in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, London and Brighton.