Holly Humberstone shares performance of new single 'Vanilla (Stairwell Version)’
Holly Humberstone has proven herself a transcendent talent in the span of just a few months. Today, the rising UK-based singer-songwriter releases a stunning performance of new single ‘Vanilla (Stairwell Version)’. Lifted from her critically acclaimed debut EP Falling Asleep At The Wheel (listen here), ‘Vanilla (Stairwell version)' is performed in the isolated stairwell of the withering countryside house she grew up in, which has been at the heart of Holly’s entire creative journey.
From being selected as Apple’s Up Next Artist (behind Billie Eilish and BENEE), to performing on Jimmy Kimmel! Live and selling out three headline shows at London's Omeara, Holly has been tipped globally as one of 2020’s biggest breakthrough artists. Her accolades are far reaching for an artist so young, from featuring in Vevo’s DSCVR At Home series, to receiving critical acclaim from the New York Times, NME, Billboard, Rolling Stone, triple j, Beats 1, Radio 1 and KCRW. The 20-year-old’s performance on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury 2019 caught the attention of Lewis Capaldi and Sam Fender, who invited Holly on tour with them. This weekend Holly performed live from the BBC Radio Theatre for BBC Music Introducing as part of their LIVE 2020: Spotlight Sessions - listen to it here.
Determined to help causes she believes in and be a voice of her generation, Holly is also extremely invested in activism across multiple fronts. Often borrowing her sister's clothes in music videos, she's decided to swap these items with fans in an effort to encourage sustainability and recycling in fashion. This will be named her 'Fifth Sister Swap Shop' in which Holly will wear her fans clothes in her upcoming shoots. She is keen to empower her generation of speakers, poets and podcasters by offering support slots at her shows, and even recently helped support an all female skate crew in LA & NY with their official 'Vanilla' skate video. Read more information on the ‘Fifth Sister Swap Shop’ on Holly’s Instagram
Holly’s highly-praised debut EP Falling Asleep at the Wheel has already amassed well over 50 million streams, and started life within the poetry books she was raised on, and later developed her signature sound with producer Rob Milton (Easy Life). The Falling Asleep At The Wheel EP blends Holly’s dark and moody sound with searingly honest lyrics and refreshing candour. The songs embrace and translate some of life’s most intense feelings in a way that typical conversations all too often fail to capture, from mental health struggles to the dizzying feelings of falling for someone for the first time. Although her story might have just begun, Holly Humberstone’s unstoppable rise of success will make you want to have been there since the start.
'Vanilla (Stairwell Version)' is out now via Holly Humberstone
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