Soul sister Sandy Mill drops funky bossa grower ‘Socials’ under London’s iconic Chillifunk Records
Sandy Mill has today released a brand-new track Socials, reinforcing her place as one of Aotearoa’s finest purveyors of funk and soul.
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The Auckland-based Ngāti Porou soul sister sets the bar high with Socials – a funk-fuelled, hip-hop shuffle-groove with touches of gospel disco, guaranteed to get heads nodding and butts shaking.
Effortlessly cool and showcasing Sandy’s impeccable vocal, Socials delves into the relatable topic of social media and its often-toxic nature.
“It’s become a necessary tool in everyone’s life, especially in the life of an artist,” she says. “It’s a love/hate relationship. Some people embrace it, but many of us find it hard work, eating into creative and personal time.”
Released under London’s beloved soulful dance imprints, Chillifunk Records, Socials aptly comes as the iconic label celebrates its 25th anniversary, making way for a plethora of new releases as well as a move to have the label’s long lost back catalogue available online.
Socials was part of a ’30 songs in 30 days’ exercise for Sandy. After working on the demo while teaching herself Logic Pro, she then called on her friend Jeremy Toy (Leonard Charles). “He’s a seasoned producer/guitarist, songwriter and vinyl junkie like me. We both have broad taste in music, which helps in the process.” From there, two more legends joined the party, including engineer/producer/musician Tom Healy and drummer Adam Tobeck.
With bragging rights in collaboration with legends such as Pitch Black, Dick Johnson, EpsilonBlue, Neil Finn, Sean Donnelly (SJD), Don McGlashan, Basement Jaxx, Placebo, Boy George and Notenshun – to name a few (plus her profile with former bands New Telepathics and Spacesuit) – Sandy Mill is one New Zealand’s most respected talents.
Her 2018 debut EP, A Piece of Me, hit the NZ Top 20; and the same year Sandy was a finalist for Best Female Solo Artist at the Waiata Māori Music Awards.
Now buckle in and enjoy the ride. There’s more on the horizon from Sandy Mill and it begins today with the funky bossa grower, Socials.
