Emerging talent Treanne is truly a soaring talent. Plucked from obscurity to sign for Young, the London-born, Jamaica-raised and now Kansas City-based singer-songwriter has shown, from her very first single, a depth to her creativity and craft. She’s already supported the indelible Sampha on tour and had a 3-week residency at Young Space in London; now she’s shared her debut EP, “20/20”.
The songstress’ inaugural project is subtle, tender and transfixing, less focused on the pretence of intricacy and more with raw and rousing emotion. Treanne’s stunning vocals lie front and centre to the EP’s sonic ethos; effortless and elegant, they glide across the stripped-back guitar and piano instrumental palettes, unravelling narratives of love, lost and forgiveness.
“20/20 is about having clear vision,” Treanne explains to Wonderland on the EP. “Finally seeing things for what they are and for me that happened when I left my situationship and stopped putting blame on other people and started looking inward. The songs came in a precious, spiritual way and I’m forever grateful for that.”
To celebrate the release, we asked Treanne to take us through her gorgeous debut EP, track-by-track.
Listen to “20/20”…
Read the breakdown…
“Intro”
I always told myself I’d never record myself crying but one night a year ago, I just had to. This came from a deep feeling of mourning something that’s not right for you. I needed to let it out and luckily it fit so well in the project.
“Sharing My Body”
I wrote “Sharing My Body” at home at 3 am. I had just had a conversation with my friend about someone she was seeing and she was saying she felt like she was only seen for her body and I couldn’t stop thinking about that and how many times Id felt the same way. It’s about our combined experiences in hook up culture and the effect it had on our minds.
“Please”
“Please” is about finally using your words and telling someone that what they want isn’t enough for you. For me, when I wrote this i finally had the courage to leave the guy I was talking to and really stand in the feeling of knowing what I want and putting action towards it.
“Happy Birthday”
I missed one of my granddads calls last year as-well and he left me a happy birthday voicemail that I found coincidentally, and it was the glue of the project for me. It’s really nice having family on this and then being able to start this journey with me.
“It’s Ur Birthday”
This is one of my favourite songs I’ve written. It’s about being in a on and off situationship/relationship and knowing that their birthday is coming up and the feeling of struggling with deciding whether or not to open the door and let them back into your life by saying “happy birthday”. I wrote this song instead of telling my ex situationship happy birthday.
“Reasons”
“Reasons” was made in Konk studios while Jack Peñate and I were on an ice cream break. He picked up the guitar and started playing and then the words just flowed out of me, I’ll forever be thankful for that moment. It’s about knowing you have reasons to leave a situation but still wanting to stay.