{"id":92794,"date":"2025-05-19T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=92794"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:36:01","slug":"a-poetic-exploration-of-longing-and-fantasy-soane-returns-with-bluer-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2025\/05\/a-poetic-exploration-of-longing-and-fantasy-soane-returns-with-bluer-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"A Poetic Exploration of Longing and Fantasy: Soane Returns With &#8216;Bluer Skies&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8eOr6quPCgQ?si=N4hqSX8dyeOXJKqN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bridging the energy of Paris and New York, French-Moroccan artist Soane returns from a brief hiatus with her anticipated new single Bluer Skies, released independently on 16 May.<\/p>\n<p>Known for her distinct brand of melancholic minimalism, sensuality, and poetic introspection, Soane brings a renewed intimacy to Bluer Skies. Produced in Paris by GRAMMY-nominated talent The 25th Hour, the track\u2019s delicate arrangement sets a spacious backdrop for Soane\u2019s silky vocals and fluid melody lines. Lush backing harmonies and soft yet complex instrumentation heighten the emotional undercurrent, as she sings \u201cYou know where to find me, you know where I hide\u201d\u2014weaving a tale of imagination, distance, and desire.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the track, Soane shares:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cBluer Skies feels like the longing for a connection that lives within the imagination. It\u2019s the tension between running toward something patience is calling for.\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The single marks a confident return for the artist following the success of her 2019 debut EP First Taste, which featured the standout track Teach Me How to Touch Me. That song alone earned over 300K streams and was later remixed by US-based dance producer KC Gilmore, racking up more than 4 million plays and expanding her global audience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92795\" src=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Soane.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Soane.png 700w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Soane-326x400.png 326w, https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Soane-424x520.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Building on that momentum, 2023 singles Xx and La Peine showcased a deeper emotional palette and further defined her artistry. Now, Bluer Skies signals the next evolution\u2014an evocative sonic chapter blending soft vulnerability with artistic precision.<\/p>\n<p>With more releases on the horizon, Soane is steadily carving out her lane as one of the most compelling independent voices to emerge from Europe\u2019s alt-R&amp;B and soul landscape. A name to watch closely in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2F34pxu2PTOiMbFb6qWyfH?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Soane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5uV5lYUeTdpm3gvJmPJkFL?si=zCiQg2HpTPSqGQM-owdlgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/__soane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpZ5JiI4Q9tBS646obrGT6g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridging the energy of Paris and New York, French-Moroccan artist Soane returns from a brief hiatus with her anticipated new single Bluer Skies, released independently on 16 May. Known for her distinct brand of melancholic minimalism, sensuality, and poetic introspection, Soane brings a renewed intimacy to Bluer Skies. Produced in Paris by GRAMMY-nominated talent The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,1],"tags":[11642,1258,5611,190,593,853,854],"class_list":{"0":"post-92794","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blogs-and-events","8":"category-music","9":"tag-bluer-skies","10":"tag-introducing-tag","11":"tag-music-blog","12":"tag-new-music","13":"tag-rb","14":"tag-singer","15":"tag-songwriter"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Soane-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92796,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92794\/revisions\/92796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}