London-based singer-songwriter Levina makes gorgeous and intimate, piano-led soul with folk and jazz running through it.
Originally from Germany, she moved to London to pursue her solo career and spent much of the following decade inside a major label deal that left her little room to move. Sheâs been doing things her own way since 2018 and the creative authenticity is audible.
New single âYou Know Everythingâ is a smoky, unhurried lament about returning to self-trust after emotional manipulation. The instrumentation and pacing has a London Grammar quality to it - ambient guitar, electronic percussion and piano scores weave together into a minimalist and grand soundscape.
Levinaâs vocals sit assured throughout, carrying the weight of the lyrics without pushing. âItâs a reminder to come back to your own intuition rather than the voices that try to overpower itâ, she says.
Her independent debut album âInvincible Summerâ follows on 4 Sep.
đ§ Listen to âYou Know Everythingâ below