The first part consisted of a 7-track EP released in May on Dirty Hit (Wolf Alice, Rina Sawayama, beabadoobee) and perfectly encapsulates her genuinely unique method of creation. Earlier this year, she returned with brand new music, a body of work that signified an exciting new chapter, the tightly packed yet thoroughly exhilarating EP: QWERTY – a multi-faceted project that will continue further into the year, consisting of recorded music, live shows and visuals. In 2022 Saya Gray released a collection of songs that introduced the world to her incandescent music – entitled ‘ 19 MASTERS’, it demonstrated her unique ability to create a collage of sounds that felt both comforting and disorienting, vast yet intimate. To accompany the new track, Saya has also released a further 2 tracks that act as complimentary ‘b-sides’ to the lead single – listen to “?” and “T. These tracks sonically convey my relationship to technology and the unwanted entrainment, overwhelm and emptiness from lack of substance in relationship, art, and thought stemming from technological advancements.” (MY HOUSE) was created during a period I had severe pneumonia, unable to leave my home for weeks. (MY HOUSE)” a delicate, airy composition containing a myriad of sounds, from tightly clipped bass guitar (Gray’s primary instrument) to the sounds of iPhone notifications chirping. Today she releases her brand new single “ANNIE, PICK A FLOWER. Having spent a lot of 2023 in periods of intense isolation she made a welcome return earlier this year with the first chapter of her QWERTY project – a collection of seven songs, each one an atmosphere in and of itself, and an intimate one-off live show in London captured by NTS Over the course of the last year, Japanese-Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist Saya Gray introduced the world to her stunningly detailed music – her fidgety, richly detailed compositions have helped her carve out her own unique space in today’s musical landscape. LISTEN/ WATCH THE JENNIFER CHENG DIRECTED VISUAL HERE: SAYA GRAY RELEASES BRAND NEW SINGLE “ANNIE, PICK A FLOWER.
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