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Sydney based electronic-pop artist, Langside, has released her new single, Cold. The latest track follows the success of Langside’s debut album, If It’s All the Same to You (2021), a poignant musical document telling the story of her divorce, exploring themes of loneliness, apathy, unhappiness, rejection, heartbreak, and hopelessness. Cold is a raw encapsulation of a post-heartbreak world, featuring a lyric with a stark but revelatory life lesson at its core. The new song is an alluring fusion of pop, R&B-soul and electronica, threading vocal layers, chilled beats, and evocative sonic textures to create a lush background for stirring melodies. Langside’s vocal performance is a standout, a commanding vocal that brilliantly captures the essence of emotional affliction. As Langside says about the inspiration for the new track, ‘Cold is the story of the end of the road for my marriage, showcasing the idealisation I held on to for far too long and too stubbornly, realising I was in a marriage that was rarely bright and often sombre.’ The laid-back groove of Langside’s latest contrasts to the themes explored in the lyric. Heartache and communication breakdown merge yet do not end so dramatically that there isn’t a catharsis, as this line reveals: ‘Cause I won’t just live my whole life waiting for a sunrise, with you’. As Langside says about the song’s theme, ‘I think it’s important for audiences to know I’ve experienced heartbreak. Just like them. Our pain ties us together and unites us. But it doesn’t mean it should consume us.’ Cold is not only a searing musical portrayal of dissolution but a universal one, which will undoubtedly connect with audiences across the board. The track is sure to go a long way in establishing Langside’s artistic presence, as are her live performances; as Langside says about a recent career first, ‘I recently had the opportunity to support Casey Donovan for her Bluesday on Tour show as a part of the Great Southern Nights initiative. To play a 500-capacity theatre to a brand-new audience who had never heard of me, just one week after playing my debut show as Langside to an audience of friends and family, was very special. The audiences were so different, but it was an honour to connect with people who know me and those who don’t. And really, that’s all I want to do, connect with people through my music.
