Orlando Weeks links with Katy J Pearson on fresh cut "Big Skies, Silly Faces"

17 June 2021, 11:40 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Orlando Weeks has returned with his first single of 2021, "Big Skies, Silly Faces", which previews his upcoming second solo album and features Katy J Pearson.

"Big Skies, Silly Faces" is Weeks' first outing since last year's debut solo album A Quickening, and features harmonies from Katy J Pearson.

The new Bullion-produced track is a first taster of his upcoming second solo album, and is teamed with a Rik Burnell-directed video.

Weeks says of the song, which is partly inspired by Mike Leigh's Nuts in May, "There’s something about that that’s always stayed with me, the very English absurdity of making the most of a situation. The desperation for any potential silver lining. Really though I think "Big Skies, Silly Faces" is about how I can be my own worst enemy."

"Big Skies, Silly Faces" is out now. Orlando Weeks is due to play The Barbican Centre in London on 20 March 2022.