Sophie Ellis-Bextor returns with Everything Is Sweet – the second single from her seventh studio album ‘HANA’.
Building through euphoric synths and keys to an impassioned chorus with a longing for escapism and romance, the track follows lead release Breaking The Circle.
Of the song, Sophie says: “Everything is Sweet is a song about a fantasy world. There’s someone you want to be with, they haven’t noticed you at all and your mind has concocted a dream world where you and that person are together in a utopia.
“Throughout the song, I’m trying to lure the one I want to enter into the dreamworld with me.”
Due this summer, ‘HANA’ was born of a 2020 trip to Japan, “before the world tilted,” with the singer-songwriter explaining: “Its name means blossom […] There are themes of optimism, new starts, adventures and reflections.”
She’ll celebrate the release with a one-off gig at Lafayette Kings Cross in London,
Sophie previously teased the LP features “a lot of synthesisers,” with collaborator Ed Harcourt describing the sound as “kaleidoscopic joy”.
‘HANA’ is out June 2 and available to pre-order now. Tickets for the June 30 gig are on sale now.
