London based singer-songwriter Xavier Collins is poised to announce his debut release with the arrival of ‘Elegy’. Produced by electronic production duo Wayward (seen in Mixmag, DJ Mag, The Ransom Note), it is lifted from the forthcoming ‘Coastlines’ EP due April 2022.
Keen to confront his demons head on, Xavier fuses sombre, hazy heartfelt melodies over introspective, emotive lyricism. He says: “An elegy is a lament for the dead. In this context the death of a relationship between two people who loved each other but could not be together. It’s a reflection on the toxic nature of a love that was promised but never fulfilled – and how it can corrupt and take hold. I wrote this song like your elegy, to honour the disease you grew inside of me. It is also a reflection on the cycle of hurt that people can get trapped in and addicted to, I always loved the way you let me down.”
Bio:
Xavier is a singer/songwriter born in London. He grew up in France, New Zealand and Australia spending a lot of his childhood on the move. He’s spent most of his adult life as an entrepreneur – In his early 20’s he left Australia starting his first business and couch surfing his way across the US. He went on to become an early employee of Deliveroo (first 30) where he was a major part of growing the UK business as a general manager. He left Deliveroo to launch a business called Turo (a US unicorn) in the UK and run their international business.
At age 30 he rediscovered his love of music and passion for song writing. This coincided with lockdowns and the ability to focus on writing his first EP. He’s teamed up with the producers Wayward to release Coastlines. This first EP is inspired by music influences such as Dylan, Radiohead, Bon Iver and Vance Joy and is a reflection on a challenging period of his life. The EP maps a relationship breakdown between him and his best friend who told him she was in love with him a week after getting married. Coastlines reflects the toxic descent of this relationship into chaos, heartbreak and lockdown and the ensuing escape through travelling the world. Coastlines is the opening and closing of this chapter in his life.
‘Elegy’ 13th January
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