Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Give It Up For Love" by Georgia, a 2023 single from Domino Records.
UK artist Georgia shares a single from her forthcoming full-length, Euphoric, out July 28th via Domino Records. The album marks the first time she has worked with an outside producer on her own work, and she couldn't have chosen better than Rostam (formerly of Vampire Weekend, and now collaborator/producer for Haim, Carly Rae Jepsen, Clairo).
Today's Song of the Day was inspired by Danny Boyle's 2000 film The Beach, and legendary producer William Orbit (who appears on the film's soundtrack). The single's accompanying video — directed by production duo Mathy & Fran — captures that weightlessness conveyed in her song.
“We wanted to explore the song’s themes of caution and bravery, through the act of diving. Abandoning stability to leap into the unknown, diving feels like both descending and soaring, and the perfect analogy for 'Give It Up For Love.' Creating a feeling of infinite free-fall for the choruses, our goal was to show ‘giving up’ as something that leaves you weightless, rather than broken. The sunrise colour worlds are a nod to the Californian skies where Georgia recorded the track.”
Check out the video, and revisit her 2021 Live on KEXP at Home session below.
