This week sees Copenhagen, Denmark based singer Soleima unveil her new single ’Wasted’. 

Stream it over on The Line of Best Fit, Clash, All Things Go, and below.

Soleima, real name Sarah Mariegaard (formerly of Danish hip-hop outfit Flødeklinikken) is making an early claim for song of the summer here. 

Luxurious synth arrangements and some majestic intrumental touches partner up seamlessly with Soleima’s distinctive, glittering vocal tone, as waves of blissed-out, summer-pop vibes spill over into all areas. It’s a song which hits you right from the off, with its joyous, summery production – courtesy of Vera (Liss, MØ etc) and Luke – sitting perfectly alongside Mariegaard’s intriguing vocal delivery. A sure-fire summer hit in the making.

Previously living in Tanzania for a portion of her life, some of the vocal melody structures could arguably be inspired by the Sukumaland song tradition, the specific region in Tanzania where Sarah lived.

Comparisons have been made in the past to fellow Dane, MØ – but with this new material, Soleima sounds fully equipped to break out as an artist in her own right, with her very own sound.

According to Soleima, “…the song is about allowing yourself to run away from a crazy and awful world. Using a disguise and forgetting everything for a moment. But also it is a song about having blinders on. Not recognising, or choosing to forget – that we are living in a fucked-up world.” 

It’s certainly an impressive statement of intent from Soleima, and one that eloquently deals with common lyrical themes, adding a processed twist.

“To me the term “wasted” gets double sided in this song,” Soleima explains. “The obvious meaning is of cause being drunk/high and therefore unable to process thoughts and logic. The other way to look at it, is that some people, like myself, are able to lead a certain kind of life whereas many don’t have the same possibilities as me – and sometimes that chance can be wasted.”

Inspired by the odd, and sometimes ‘off-sounding’ when she writes, Soleima pursues to fit these abnormalities into her music, finding this as one of the key elements in her writing process – and by the sounds of this new single, Soleima is certainly not wasting her talent.

“I love to move between the line of electronic pop music and hip-hop. I have always listened to a lot of both, and I think it’s unavoidable for me to use elements from them both when I write.”

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