Hayling Island native songwriter St. Lundi has shared his new single “Say So,” available to stream now on all DSPs worldwide. The track keeps his momentum on a high ahead of the September 20th release of his debut album The Island.
Early teasers for “Say So” have already made it a future fan favorite, and that excitement is justified by the finished version. A songwriter with a growing renown for looking inwards and holding nothing back as he expresses his emotions, St. Lundi delivers a moment of dramatic piano-pop balladeering defined by mountainous melodies, tender emotions and a voice that can capture every feeling he expresses. On first listen you might think “Say So” is a song about the frailty of love and you’d be right… but probably not in the way you had perceived.
As St. Lundi explains, “I wrote ‘Say So’ about my relationship with my father. We’d not spoken for nearly five years after falling out and no matter what I tried to do, nothing could replace our relationship. One day I realized maybe he’s not so good at talking because he never really had a father. So I reached out… and ever since we’ve been closer than ever. This song is there to encourage people to tell the ones they love that they love them.”
The “Say So” video takes a literal interpretation of St. Lundi’s lyrical metaphors and places the action on a beach, where he delivers every line with the intensity that he must have felt when writing the song. And its final shot presents a hopeful ending: taking the first step to turning things around is as simple as picking up a phone.
“Say So” is the final song on St. Lundi’s upcoming debut album The Island and ends an autobiographical collection of songs on a high note. Each track is a sonic postcard of a moment in his barely believable life story.
How are you feeling about “Say So”?
