Surinamese/Dutch folk-pop singer-songwriter néomí has recently returned with her powerful single “somebody’s daughter.”
The track captures an earnest and delightful yet heartbreaking folk and pop sound, carrying the weight of artists such as Phoebe Bridgers. There’s a free-flowing naturalism to the track that packs an emotional punch while also feeling light and airy.
Speaking on “somebody’s daughter” she adds:
“The track “somebody’s daughter” was written in the same week as the single “your girl”. As I was still in that same mood (pained and angry by misunderstanding words by others) I was writing more and more while carrying these unknown feelings around. To me “somebody’s daughter” feels quite heavy as the message is really: whatever a person does, don’t forget he or she will still be someone’s kid. Times can get rough, and being mad on one another is healthy, but to forget the humanity behind a face can feel a bit cruel. I felt left out by that time, by people I saw as family. I am not saying that was their fault, or even mine, it was a feeling that I carried inside and wrote about.
Find “somebody’s daughter” streaming below, along with the equally devastating piano ballad “garden” which was released back in November.
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