Singing, the April-bound album from Gia Margaret, is her first record since having healed from a vocal injury that left her unable to sing. After a beautiful detour into instrumental and ambient music over the past few years, Margaret returned last month with “Everyone Around Me Dancing,” a mellow pop ballad that put her voice at center stage. Today, she’s sharing Singing’s latest single “Good Friend,” a fun contemplation on how to show up for loved ones when your own life gets in the way. <\/p>\n
The sleek, lively “Good Friend” is probably one of very few songs in history to use both turntable scratches and a Gregorian chant. It has a bit of a Frou Frou feel, which is fitting, since Margaret recorded it with the band’s own Guy Sigsworth.<\/p>\n
I wrote “Good\u00a0Friend” in late 2019, after my first bigger US tour. I remember that it felt like glimpse of what my next album could be. It was fun and light in a way I hadn\u2019t yet expressed with music. Little did I know, my next album(s) would be a result of cancelled tours and uncertain feelings about the future. I unearthed this song when I needed lightness in my creative process while recording Singing.\u00a0 It reminds me of what my\u00a0good\u00a0friends bring to my life during the worst of it. (And that music can be a\u00a0good\u00a0friend\u00a0too.)<\/p>\n
Watch Guy Kozak’s video for “Good Friend” below.<\/p>\n