Polly Havelock talks to singer-songwriter Etham on his profound new ballad ‘Simply Anybody’, the complexities of heartbreak, and the highly-anticipated upcoming EP ‘All the things and Nothing’….
Hello Etham, how are you?
I’m very properly thanks. Very excited for this 12 months and it’s already been nice to this point!
Your new single ‘Simply Anybody’ dropped final week, and it may be your most heartfelt observe but. Are you able to inform us what impressed the music?
I feel I needed to seize 2 feelings on this music and the obvious ones when breaking apart with somebody is unhappiness and anger little little bit of anger however wrapped in a reminder that she wasn’t simply anybody to me, she meant lots in my life and I simply needed to seize a music that expressed these emotions.
Sharing such a private idea publicly have to be fairly the expertise – do you discover the method therapeutic or daunting?
It’s a little bit of each as a result of to me music is meant to be sincere so your conscious that your placing that vulnerability on the market but in addition on the similar time it’s an opportunity for individuals to attach which is what I wish to attempt to obtain however that does include the daunting feeling that it gained’t join with individuals however that’s the chance you generally must take.
Simply Anybody’ is the most recent chapter in your upcoming EP ‘All the things and Nothing’, due out on July 4th. May you stroll us via the inventive course of behind the mission?
All the things & Nothing was born from a spot of feeling somewhat misplaced after a breakup and the phrase “All the things & Nothing” got here to me while writing among the EP in Nashville as a result of I at the moment I felt like I had every little thing I might ever want however in a a bizarre method it additionally felt like nothing as a result of I used to be now not sharing that journey with somebody anymore so lots of the songs have this bitter candy feeling of acceptance but in addition capturing a sense the place you might have all these good issues however for me not sharing that with somebody can really feel empty.
You’ve mentioned the EP chronicles your journey via heartbreak. What particular feelings are you exploring in ‘Simply Anybody’?
I feel I simply needed to have one thing that defined that the connection I used to be in wasn’t only a half time factor or that particular person didn’t imply something to me as a result of I feel she’ll at all times imply one thing in my life and I needed to seize these feelings in addition to voicing some pure unhappiness that you simply really feel throughout a breakup.
2025 has already been an enormous 12 months for you – from releasing a string of singles to your collaboration with Okay-pop star CHUNG HA on ‘Discover Love’. What’s been a private spotlight to this point?
I feel each launch has been a spotlight as a result of I wrote a lot of the songs final 12 months so it’s simply been very nice to see all of it come alive and be on a string of releases in a method that I’ve by no means finished earlier than however I feel “There For You’ was an enormous spotlight as a result of it was the primary music that kicked off these releases and likewise certainly one of my favourites.
What was your favorite half about engaged on ‘All the things and Nothing’?
I’d say my favorite factor about engaged on All the things & Nothing has been how little stress there was to make this as a result of I gave myself lots of time to get the songs prepared which I’ve by no means finished earlier than. Usually I’d write the songs because the 12 months goes on however the means of getting each music prepared months earlier than has been very nice.
Your cinematic sound has change into a signature. If ‘Simply Anybody’ had been to soundtrack a movie, which one do you assume it will swimsuit finest?
I can’t partially consider one movie however I feel it will undoubtedly swimsuit these kind of movies that inform story of two individuals simply looking for a satisfying life however caught doubtful which results in second guessing their decisions and questioning if the grass greener on the opposite aspect, somewhat just like the story from “The Pocket book”
Trying forward, what are your hopes and objectives for the remainder of the 12 months? Are you at all times writing and recording, or do you like to depart area between tasks?
I’d love for my music to achieve a much bigger viewers by the tip of the 12 months and hopefully begin doing reveals once more. I feel I’m at all times going to be writing music whether or not that’s for me or different artists so so long as I’m doing that then I really feel like I’m heading int the precise path to fulfil my objectives.
