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Safiyah Hernandez Teases Debut Album ‘Homesick’ with Single/Video “Pink Sunglasses”

15-year-old multi-cultural newcomer Safiyah Hernandez will release her debut album ‘Homesick’ on February 1 via BMG/Young Forever.

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15-year-old multi-cultural newcomer Safiyah Hernandez will release her debut album Homesick on February 1 via BMG/Young Forever. Alongside the announcement, Safiyah shares the cool and quirky, bass-heavy single “Pink Sunglasses.”

Commenting on the single, Safiyah shares:

“I got the idea for ‘Pink Sunglasses’ after watching American Graffiti (1973), a film depicting a graduating class of high school students in 1962. I admired the naivety of the characters transitioning between being a kid and living the responsible life of an adult. For the production and writing of the song I was inspired by the Cardigans and the 50s songs I grew up listening to.”

Written over the course of three years, Homesick weaves together influences of Arabic and Indian music, alternative rock, hip-hop, and soul, resulting in an album that effortlessly creates a collision of sounds that is as natural as it is innovative.

Speaking on the music video, she adds:

“The music video was a fun idea because I got to feature many of my friends in it, the costume design felt realistic, and we got to base the fight scene on one of our favorite Bollywood movies, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander. I wanted to bring a diverse cast to an era that is generally shown as only white or racially charged. Overall, the song and video add some playfulness and another side of my creativity to the album.”

Homesick Track LIsting:

1. 9pm
2. Skateboard
3. Hummingbird
4. Neon Lights
5. Stardust
6. Mars
7. San Francisco
8. Butterflies
9. Daydream
10. Grey Skies
11. Pink Sunglasses
12. Yellow
13. You’re So Cool

Artwork for the album ‘Homesick’ by Safiyah Hernandez

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