Sony Music Canada Artist
laye
Releases provocative alt-pop
anthem “touching myself“
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(217) laye – touching myself (Visualizer) – YouTube
laye – “touching myself”
‘touching myself’ is a bit of a messy song,” says laye about her latest song. Co-written by laye, Cici Ward (Cheat Codes, Lil Huddy, GAYLE) and Brian Phillips (Lennon Stella, Bebe Rexha, Blink-182), “It’s raw, a bit provocative and kind of appalling. Delving into an internal dialogue that blurs the lines between right or wrong, lust & fantasizing, within a relationship. I like that although the lyrics are a bit more tragic, the music makes it feel lighthearted and maybe even flirty and fun.” “touching myself” follows previous single “blue” which she says “is a song for the lovers that are trying to unlearn past toxic tendencies.”
With over 17 Million streams across her repertoire and features in FASHION (Canada’s #1 Fashion and Beauty Magazine) and PAPER Mag, laye is one of our most exciting young pop artists, pursuing a vision all her own while creating atmospheric pop music that never compromises on her vision or lyricism. For laye, making music is such a lovely, freeing, and creative experience where she loves to infuse visuals that feed off of the lyrics, and vice versa. Not really wanting to be constrained to any genre, and keeping focus on the feeling that a song gives.
Photo credit: Sarah Pardini
About laye:
Montreal-born-and-raised singer/songwriter laye first floated onto the scene and released four tracks in 2018. laye’s atmospheric vocals and melancholy aesthetic perfectly complement her sultry, alt-flavored pop, and guided her 2019 debut album lonesome, which was created over the course of four years with a slew of legendary pop and hip-hop producers, including Lauren Christy (Dua Lipa, Avril Lavigne), Federico Vindver (Jennifer Lopez, Lauryn Hill, G-Eazy, A$AP Rocky), Ben Harrison & Ibrahim Asmar (Rihanna, Rita Ora), Mike Wise (Ellie Goulding, Chainsmokers, Upsahl), Alex Hope (Troye Sivan), Pomo (Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak), FNZ (Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, Megan Thee Stallion), and Joel Stouffer (bülow, Dragonette). In 2022, laye returned with her release “I Could Die,” setting the stage for her new music in spring 2023. “blue,” the first single from the new song cycle, continued laye’s foray into the darker aspects of indie pop. Her sultry, playful vocals fuse a light, airy melody with signature somber lyrics, making her interior world sound simultaneously apocalyptic and cheery. Stay tuned for more music from laye in 2023.
(217) laye – blue (Visualizer) – YouTube
laye – blue (Visualizer)
“touching myself” lyrics
god this fucking sucks
I’ve been thinking ’bout you like way too much
How your body would fit with mine
While he’s laying right here
Right by my side
god I’m such a slut
Cause I been looking for more
With more than enough
He’s everything I need
But he can’t ever compare to a fantasy
god this fucking
Sucks, undress you in my mind
Just sex, wet, sweat
And my white lies
You got me touching myself
While he’s fast asleep
god this sucks
Cause I got it good
But im fucking it up
I know better than to see you skin the flesh
Am I toeing the line
If it’s all in my head
Is it really a crime
Cause I don’t wanna hurt him
No he’s so undeserving
And I bet skin to skin
And your tongue in my mouth isn’t worth it
god this fucking
Sucks, undress you in my mind
Just sex, wet, sweat
And my white lies
You got me touching myself
While he’s fast asleep
god this sucks
Cause I got it good
But i’m fucking it up
And he’s a whole part of me
Half of my heart
I brought the shovel
And our love to a graveyard
Tearing apart our whole world
With my bare hands
Oh god this fucking
Sucks, undress you in my mind
Just sex, wet, sweat
And my white lies
You got me touching myself
While he’s fast asleep
god this sucks
Cause I got it good
But im fucking it up