Hevenshe has returned with ‘Ground Mattress’, a gritty, grunge-influenced single celebrating queer pleasure.
The solo undertaking of Tonight Alive‘s Jenna McDougall, it follows the discharge of singles ‘Want I Had A Buddy’ earlier this 12 months, and 2024’s ‘Important’.
On writing ‘Ground Mattress’, Jenna has shared:
“‘Ground Mattress’ is an genuine recount of a ‘common Sunday’. I wrote it in actual time because the story of the lyrics unfolds: from sleeping in, to debating an outfit and driving to a lover’s home. By the point I arrived (because the track goes on to element), half the monitor was already written and performed to her on a mattress on the lounge ground.”
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Speaking somewhat extra on creating the monitor and dealing with Slowly Slowly‘s Ben Stewart, Jenna has stated:
“I used to be so excited concerning the track, I knew it wanted to be recorded ASAP so I may begin taking part in it stay at upcoming reveals. I made a tough demo and despatched it to Ben Stewart who helped me prepare the sections and make stems for my stay present remotely. We developed the guitar elements and spoken backing vocals to replicate the mandatory pressure within the lyrics. I realised rapidly that the choices round songwriting and vocal supply specifically, have been led by leaning into what felt surprising and taboo. After I heard the monitor ‘Angel Issues’ by native artist Rageflower, I booked in together with her producer Ben Siwa right away. We had a lot enjoyable collaborating on the manufacturing with a great deal of inventive appears like DJ scratches, rings jingling and real police-car sirens. From begin to end, the track was such a pleasure to create, concepts and vitality have been ample.”
