Contemporary off a whirlwind yr that has seen her emerge as one of many UK’s most talked-about new vocal skills, Sydnie Christmas returns together with her new single, ‘Lean On You’, launched right now through Westway Music.
The uplifting pop observe serves because the second style of Christmas’ forthcoming second studio album and finds the singer-songwriter leaning into themes of belief, vulnerability, and emotional therapeutic. Co-written with hitmakers Paul Meehan (One Path, Little Combine) and Kjetil Morland (James Morrison, Rebecca Ferguson), ‘Lean On You’ blends heat, up to date pop influences paying homage to Olivia Dean and Sienna Spiro with Christmas’ signature powerhouse vocals.
At its core, the tune is a celebration of discovering a relationship constructed on real help – and studying to let somebody in after years of carrying life’s burdens alone.
“‘Lean On You’ is a really private tune to me,” Sydnie says. “I wrote this tune when my associate urged me to share the load of my stress. ‘An issue shared is an issue halved,’ he stated.”
The singer explains that she has lengthy been somebody who tends to internalise strain and push ahead whatever the challenges she’s dealing with. A dialog together with her associate modified that perspective.
“Sooner or later, he stated: ‘Babe, I’m right here to hold your arduous instances with you – lean on me,’” she recollects. “I used to be so greatly surprised with aid. I discovered myself in a supportive, loving relationship the place I felt really seen – one thing I had by no means skilled earlier than.”
That realisation grew to become the catalyst for the tune.
“Abruptly, all of the damaged hearts from my previous had been forgotten,” she explains additional. “I’d discovered my dwelling and simply needed to be taught to settle there and lean on him. The following day, ‘Lean On You’ was written, and from that second, the remainder was historical past.”
Accompanying the only is a sun-soaked music video filmed in Ibiza, which premieres on YouTube at 6pm right now. The visible captures the tune’s feel-good spirit, celebrating love, connection, and the liberty that comes with discovering somebody you’ll be able to rely upon.
The discharge arrives amid a busy interval for Christmas. Earlier this yr, she carried out throughout the semi-finals of Britain’s Bought Expertise alongside the Nice Ormond Road Hospital Choir, and she or he not too long ago introduced a trio of summer time U.S. dates in New York and Philadelphia as she continues to develop her worldwide profile.
With ‘Lean On You’, Christmas gives a heartfelt reminder that energy isn’t at all times about carrying all the pieces your self – generally it’s about permitting another person to assist shoulder the burden.
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