AyOwA show off a lighter touch on gorgeous new single "Fri"
04 May 2017, 10:30
| Written by
Andrew Hannah
Danish duo AyOwA are set to release their debut EP later this month, and ahead of that they've dropped a fantastic new single.
"Fri" (which translates to "Free") finds Nicolai Kornerup and Hannah Schneider in a more playful mode than previous track "RUS" and the brightness really suits the band.
There's an airy, almost romantic, quality to the track; Schneider's vocals are woozily seductive while synths sparkle over sparse, loose beats that draw from both R&B and '80s electro.
While the verses have an almost narcotic feel thanks to a buzzing Boards of Canada-style bass, the chorus is the most uplifting AyOwA has sounded to date. It's delicious and deep dream-pop.
"Fri" is taken from the debut EP Eremit, which is out 19 May via Music For Dreams. AyOwA play two shows at SPOT Festival on 6 May.
Latest
- IDLES to headline Bristol’s Queen Square for their only UK shows of 2025
- Listen to never-before-heard versions of George Harrison's “Be Here Now”
- Freddie Gibbs drops surprise album, You Only Die 1nce
- Laura Mvula and Corinne Bailey Rae to perform at Southbank Centre x Montreux Jazz Festival Residency celebrating Nina Simone
- Fontaines D.C. share Andrea Arnold-directed video for "Bug" starring Barry Keoghan
- DOVES unveil "Renegade" as first new music in four years and announce forthcoming album, Constellations For The Lonely
- Iggy Pop announces headline show at Alexandra Palace
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
Read next
News
Listen
Kassie Krut’s deliciously frenetic new industrial pop track “Racing Man”
Aoife Wolf faces angels and demons in her hazy new single “Bristle of Delusion”
Oh My Sun makes their debut with ‘70s-songwriter-inspired single “5 Pieces”
Fievel Is Glauque’s sprawling new eclectic French track “Haut Contre Bas"
Filmore! explores the unpredictability of life in textured D&B track “It Never Ends”
Niki Colet stuns in sultry new shoegaze single “Getaway Car”
Reviews
Halsey
The Great Impersonator
01 Nov 2024
Katie Gavin
What A Relief
01 Nov 2024
Elias Rønnenfelt
Heavy Glory
31 Oct 2024
Mount Eerie
Night Palace
31 Oct 2024