{"id":84987,"date":"2021-10-20T15:08:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T14:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=84987"},"modified":"2021-10-20T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T14:17:16","slug":"a-dreamy-minimal-synthpop-number-weightless-is-the-first-in-a-trilogy-of-singles-planned-for-release-by-the-emerging-artist-eden-hunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2021\/10\/a-dreamy-minimal-synthpop-number-weightless-is-the-first-in-a-trilogy-of-singles-planned-for-release-by-the-emerging-artist-eden-hunter\/","title":{"rendered":"A dreamy, minimal synthpop number: ‘Weightless’ is the first in a trilogy of singles planned for release by the emerging artist Eden Hunter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Eden<\/p>\n

After holding herself back for years, British songbird Eden Hunter is finally ready to fully immerse herself into the UK music scene with her first official single: ‘Weightless’<\/a>, released independently via AWAL.<\/p>\n

A dreamy, minimal synthpop number, ‘Weightless’ is the first in a trilogy of singles planned for release by the emerging twenty-year-old artist. Merging staccato synth pops with bubbling pads and a snap-driven beat, Hunter\u2019s airy vocals float above the laid-back production for a truly ethereal atmosphere. In the accompanying, independently produced ‘Weightless’ music video, Hunter serves a full \u201800s popstar fantasy by effortlessly delivering slick choreography with a posse of dancers to bring her chill track to life.<\/p>\n

Speaking about ‘Weightless’, Eden shared the following: Weightless is the absence of pressure and a feeling of freedom. I wrote it at a vulnerable time in my life; I am always someone who has had a plan and knows what is coming next, but I felt at a really awkward in-between. I couldn’t seem to find a balance in anything and when I explained it to my friend Tom, he gave me the biggest cuddle and held me and it made me feel safe and ‘weightless’. I felt like I was looking for clarity in something that I didn’t realise was as simple as a hug.<\/p>\n

Although on first listen one might assume Hunter is speaking about romance in her songs, Hunter\u2019s music actually explores platonic relationships. Reasoning that as she has never been in love would mean that she can\u2019t create authentic art, all of Hunter\u2019s music is only written from the perspective of when she has personally experienced something:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy songs have really genuine, raw messages. None of my music I write for my own artist project is about being in love. It\u2019s about friendship, hardship, happiness, drive, intuition. I can write about being loved and loving someone, but being in love is something very different.\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n