Romy has officially branched out from The xx with Mid Air, her first-ever solo album. The project is out now via Young.
Like much of The xx members’ solo releases, Mid Air is a dance album. Romy worked with producers Fred again.., Stuart Price, and xx bandmate Jamie xx for the record, which a press release describes as a “love letter” to queer clubs. Still, its 11 songs also deal with heavy subject matter including grief and identity. According to Romy, the record is full of “emotional music to dance to.”
Mid Air begins with lead single “Loveher,” the first song written for the project. The cheerful queer love song comes with an equally wholesome background story: After Romy and Fred again.. were paired up to write songs for other artists, “Fred asked me, who could this be for?” the singer recalled. “And I tentatively said… Maybe me?’” From there, work on the album began in earnest. The album also includes the singles “Strong” and “Enjoy Your Life,” as well as the title track, which features queer jazz icon Beverly Glenn-Copeland.
Stream Mid Air via Apple Music or Spotify below.
Pre-orders for physical copies of Mid Air are ongoing. Romy will support the release with a tour across Europe throughout the summer.
Mid Air Artwork:
Mid Air Tracklist:
01. Loveher
02. Weightless
03. The Sea
04. One Last Try
05. DMC
06. Strong (ft. Fred Again..)
07. Twice
08. Did I
09. Mid Air (ft. Beverly Glenn-Copeland)
10. Enjoy Your Life
11. She’s on My Mind
