Amie Bluās story runs through South East London community projects, youth charities and even some stints in A&R and publishing, but the through-line has always been non-negotiable: she was going to be an artist. āIn every job interview I was clear - Iām never gonna respond to anything else outside of my working hours because itās not my priority - Iām gonna be an artistā.
Her new single ābiteā makes good on that. Where her upcoming album āwhen all is said and doneā promises to wrestle openly with depression, love and connection, ābiteā feels looser in its skin: a live-band shuffle that folds country, soul and folk into something soothing and conversational.
Itās Amie checking herself in real time, asking why we swallow down love instead of letting it spill out, and doing so with a voice thatās rich without being over-dressed. Itās the sound of someone figuring it out as they go and inviting you to sit in on the process.
Sheās already supported Faye Webster, Jacob Banks and Joy Crookes, and will soon headline the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals later this month. Her rich and raw folk rock may feel beautifully gentle and unhurried but her trajectory indicates itāll be nothing of the sort.
š§ Listen to ābiteā below