Angelina Curtis Releases Rich, Daydreamy Single 'Stereo'

On Friday, March 21, fall into the teenage daydream of ‘Stereo’, the newest vivid single from singer-songwriter Angelina Curtis.

At just 17 years old, Angelina Curtis has already made a massive impact– it’s only natural, given how music has played a massive part in her life. Angelina has synaesthesia – she sees specific colours when she hears certain chords of music, which has been synthesising into beautiful music since she wrote her first song ‘Fire Between’ at 10 years old, the song that earned her first Song Of The Year Nomination. Songwriting is what Angelina is most passionate about in the world, and this passion has manifested into 300 written songs that are waiting to be recorded or released.

Since then, Angelina has skyrocketed, performing live in front of an audience of 12,000 at Perth's RAC Arena and then live on TV for an audience of 1 million during her time on Australian Idol at just 15 years old. Her original songs have been well-received by media, drawing praise from Kyle & Jacqui O Show, CADA FM, ABC Perth, RTR FM, Triple J Unearthed, Music Notez, PerthNow, and more.

‘Stereo’ is an intricate piece crafted with the insight only a teenager has on the world. Its daydreamy electric layers contain flowy guitar riffs, echoing vocals, and electrical beats to tie together the song’s hypnotic atmosphere, a song perfect for late-night drives or for silent contemplation on the daily commute. Angelina Curtis’s clear and open vocals are perfect for the storytelling lyrics and for playing with jaw-dropping high notes to give the song an ethereal lilt. The alt-pop vibes of the song are brought together through drums and lo-fi stereo static to punctuate key lines throughout.

‘Stereo’ is a song full of contradictions and impossibilities that add to the rich atmosphere of a dream: the lyrics paint a rich picture of adolescence, playing on the desire to be seen, be heard, and be loved. The metaphors in the lyrics harken back to one of the first freedoms youth brings, driving on an open road, tying it to the troubles that come in a relationship that just isn’t working out, no matter how much effort is put into it. Angelina describes her song as,

“a metaphor for trying so hard to go somewhere but making no progress. The delusional attempt to be better, be more, be seen, be at the forefront of someone’s mind, and eventually realising that you're just something in the background, like a stereo.”

Turn up your stereo for the newest single by Angelina Curtis when it drops on Friday, March 21.