Amber-Simone shares acoustic version of ‘Mountains’
Speaking about the track Amber said:
Mountains came from having been through a rough few months dealing with a combination of difficulties in music life and also in personal relationships. It was one of those rare cases where a song pretty much writes itself. My best work comes from a place where I ignore other peoples expectations and run with what what I genuinely feel - this was one of those songs. Looking back, it makes me happy to think that during one of my most difficult times despite the realities I was facing I still had so much optimism.
Having been singing since she was 16, 20-year-old Amber’s vocal sound is unique and powerful, citing Millie Womack and Michael Jackson among her influences. Growing up in east London and then moving to Hertfordshire in her early teens, Amber listened to funk and soul music throughout her childhood, a sound which has very much impacted her own music, along with her discovery of indie electronica, artists such as Niki and the Dove or Metronomy, and 80’s film scores. In addition to her own material, Amber’s had a writing cut on the Aquilo album as well as writing with the likes of Shy Luv, Franc Moody, Phairo and Joe Hertz.