Her four-track release blends jazz pop sensibilities with soulful vocals and lush arrangements
Photo credits: Franco Maigue
Muri of The Ransom Collective has finally released her first EP, 11ème!
11ème, molded by her move and reconstruction experience, is a confessional artifact of Muri as a traveling person navigating personal development, grief, and revelation. The soulful pop EP transports listeners to her vibrant world, where she meets new people, travels to other cities, and embraces different cultures. However, songs created especially to express her thoughts of accepting things that aren’t meant to be and finding home in odd places are at the center of this exquisitely intricate undertaking.
“I’m excited to just share a little bit of my world with everyone,” the Paris-based artist admits. “It’s a concoction of stories, feelings, and languages. I want the music to simply be an exchange, a conversation. One of giving— letting people hear what the world has shown me; and receiving—connecting to people as they experience the music.”
Sonically speaking, Muri’s first EP brims with balmy and soulful tunes that are delivered with newfound ease and confidence. Here, both the storytelling and the musical backdrop take the center stage, allowing Muri to deliver prophetic notes that are subtle and tender, yet never calculated in its pursuit for attention or conversation.
Muri explains, “With my EP, I felt I really went off-track with what I thought I knew as my music style. I feel like this stage of mixed identity, living in multiple countries, gave me this gray area to try new things, challenge my assumptions about songwriting, and inject elements of my multiple worlds. It’s an indie-soul-pop album, infused with dreamy synths, spoken word, and snippets of multiple languages.”
Check out the track list:
1. Afternoon
2. Anywhere but here
3. Story
4. Rêve-toi
EP launch and AXEAN Festival 2024
On Sunday, September 22, Muri will release her new record, 11ème, at Sari-Sari Cocktails in Makati City. Her band The Ransom Collective will also reconvene for a special session, along with performances by some of her music colleagues, including Leanne & Naara, Kai del Rio, Jerms, and Billz. In contrast, Muri will perform the EP’s songs live with her backing band.
On September 28 and 29, 2024, Muri will also be the main attraction at the AXEAN Festival 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The internationally recognized showcase festival has expanded to become a platform that showcases musical talents from Southeast Asia and beyond. It also offers a genuine face-to-face networking opportunity for artists and music industry professionals worldwide to connect.
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