Kelsey Lu is gearing up to release her long-awaited sophomore album So Help Me God on June 12. She's already released some stunning singles including "Running To Pain" and "Portrait Of A Lady On Fire." Yesterday, she shared another track "Better Than That," which features Sampha.
Their voices compliment each other in such sublime way here. "Better Than That" starts as a sparse, piano-based track with orchestral strings stretching their limbs in the background. As the track saunters on, instrumentation refracts, settles, and expands. Lu's vocal swells are graceful and athletic.
In a press release, Lu shared that she recorded the song in London in 2021 while sharing a studio space "out of Damon Albarn's spot." She explained:
It all came pouring out one night unwritten and has always held a special place for me. I often end up playing detective on what I was speaking on, and around that time I was really unravelling my sense of purpose both in music and in life in general. This song represents a lot of swirling and at times frustrating internal thoughts, reflections, and contradictions on wanting to feel seen and unseen.
Watch the visual for "Better Than That" below.
So Help Me God is out 6/12 on Dirty Hit.
