Cy Shares Debut Single ‘My Name Next To Yours’
Cy, the DIY solo project by 26-year-old Swedish songwriter Amanda Cygnaeus, has just shared her official solo debut single My Name Next to Yours, a shimmering indie-pop song about a breakup.
I am really enjoying the tone of her raw vocals and how effortlessly her vocal delivery flows over the eclectic indie-pop production that blends alt 90's guitars and R&B-infused melodies. My Name Next To Yours is an empowering call for self-respect after breaking up, as well as wondering if you're the only one thinking about the past. This heart-wrenching, guitar-driven, explosive first single showcases her ability to move stylishly between sweet alt-R&B melodies and rock-influenced soundscapes. Definitely an enthralling listening experience that got me hooked right after the very first listen.
Speaking about the song, Cy said,
I wrote it after my first real heartbreak, back when me and my ex-girlfriend broke up. I have a tendency to either romanticize the past or worry about the future, so this was a way of reminding myself of what the relationship was really like and the fact that she ditched me. Kind of "how dare you?" but at the same time feeling okay cause you know that you just weren't right for each other. I had built up those emotions for a while, so the song literally flew out of me. Music has always been my way of empowering myself. I’ve kept a diary everyday since I was a kid and have about 2000 notes in my iPhone. This is where I constantly go back to understand myself, and this mess tends to end up in my songs.
Accompanying the release, Cy has shared its official music video, recorded at an old-school boxing center in Stockholm, directed and
produced by Cy together with Gustav Öhman Spjuth and Cy's sister Fanny
Cygnaeus, from Fanny & Alexander Productions.
Check it out below!
Speaking about the video, Cy said,
I wanted the video to symbolize this pull between looking back at your relationship with loving eyes and simultaneously feeling like shit about it. The struggle between beauty and pain and that whole cluster of ambivalent feelings when you're trying to control your mind, which literally feels like being knocked straight in the face.