Nilüfer Yanya – “Tears”

Nilüfer Yanya – “Tears”

London musician Nilüfer Yanya is just about a month away from releasing her debut full-length Miss Universe. She’s been pumping out one pop gem after another — check our coverage of “Heavyweight Champion Of The Year” and “In Your Head” — in the lead up. Today, she’s dropped another one from Miss Universe that further expands the album’s eclectic range.

“Tears” is a bouncy, self-aware piece of polished synth-pop, perfected by Yanya’s charming delivery. “All I really want is/ Somebody to stop/ Somebody to hold me back,” she pouts. “It gets worse/ If it’s not you,” she stresses playfully. The track coheres all the more thanks to its kitschy lyric video with a style reminiscent of internet Flash animation of the early aughts.

Listen to “Tears” below.

Miss Universe is out 3/22 via ATO. Pre-order it here.

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