‘Serenade’ by Thala
Exclusive video premiere of ‘Serenade’ by Thala, first single from her upcoming dream shoegaze album.
Born and raised in Berlin, Thala began performing music publicly in 2019 as a street musician, at open mic events and within some months was performing as support to some well known international artists and thus drawing the attention of many in the music industry. Thala combines a dreamy soundscape with thoughtful lyrics and brings back some retro vibes from the 70s mixed with 80/90s shoegaze and psych, drawing on influences from the likes of Mazzy Star, Beach House, Cigarettes After Sex and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Thala came to the attention of Berlin label Duchess Box Records who were quick and ready to want to work with her. ‘Serenade’ is the first single from her forthcoming debut album. The track was produced by Michael Kümper who she has a musical partnership which has created the perfect balance between her songwriting and his production to create these dreamy recordings.
Thala elaborates: “‘Serenade’ was written during my stay in the canaries after I’ve witnessed multiple people pretending to be happy living the ‘forever beach-life’ as an endless cycle even though clearly they weren’t. Most of them were stuck. Back then I was working as a waitress at a bar and everything was very superficial. Life was about being seen rather than being appreciated for who you might be. I guess that’s one of the ‘darker sides’ to a perfect get away that never ends.”
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