Breathe Now
Tara Lily

South London, British-Bengali musician Tara Lily announces her debut album, ‘Speak In The Dark’, a record about “things that go unsaid – secrets, desires and our connection to our ancestors”, sharing the lead-single ‘Breathe Now’, a jazzy dnb infused track about getting out of the mind and into the body, inspired by Tara’s work with SHAKTI energy (divine female lifeforce).

‘Breathe Now’ is built around a classic 90s jungle sample – trumpets, keys, and vocals are all layered on top, creating a trippy soundscape forged of chops, effects, and loops. Transgressing jazz, electronica, trip-hop, and alternative R&B with Indian soundscape.

‘Speak In The Dark’ is an artistic representation of Tara’s emotional highs and lows with ADHD: “I was diagnosed with ADHD at 15 when I was expelled from school. I often feel like every day is an emotional rollercoaster. This album is a representation of that. It’s a journey of high-energy, intense songs and deep, slow, mournful ballads”, Tara explains. ‘Speak In The Dark’ is a true body of work, meandering through sonic landscapes and deep visceral storytelling. Often recorded in the nocturnal hours by wavey-improv-jams. The LP is also inspired by Tara’s travels through Asia and her journey of reconnecting to her roots in India: “from the wild nightlife of Mumbai to the stillness of nature in Goa” The whispery titular track is about speaking our truths; “things we say or don’t, secrets we keep and the foreboding of what is to come in the future”, Tara divulges.