KAMRAN KHAN releases debut single 'Personally' (feat. THE JAPANESE HOUSE)
Kamran Khan - 'Personally' (feat. The Japanese House) (single)
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London-based songwriter Kamran Khan teams up with The Japanese House for debut single ‘Personally’ (video here), out today (July 30th).
A breezy, slow-burning duet that lingers long after the final note, ‘Personally’ sees Khan stepping into the frame under his own name with his most intimate work so far.
Detailing his new offering, Khan explains: “‘Personally’ is an ode to the paradoxical hopefulness and hopelessness of falling in love. I'm very happy to have Amber (The Japanese House) singing with me on this one."
Alongside today’s single release, Khan shares a video made in collaboration with director Billy Howard Price, featuring a collection of his own photographs from the last six years touring with The Japanese House, Price adds: “Kamran and I have been talking about doing a music video together for years, and over time we’ve discussed a wide range of varied, surreal, boring, non sensical & implausible concepts.
It feels fitting then that our first proper collaboration together, ‘Personally’, has taken the shape of a cut-up & hand-made collage of many disparate ideas, playing out on top of each other all at once; a kind of moving mood board with Kamran at its centre, navigating the layers. It’s like John Baldessari having a panic attack in a stationary shop and I’m glad that we finally made it happen.”
Kamran Khan is a longtime fixture of London’s indie music scene in various projects, including most recently with his new band, the quintet pencil, who have been causing a stir across the London circuit with their warm, cinematic melodies and stream-of-consciousness lyrics.
Having spent the last year in the studio recording his new collection of songs, it was after opening for Maggie Rogers at Hackney Empire last September that Khan decided to release under his own name. Working with producer / mixer Luciano Rossi (mui zyu) and inviting friends to the studio for additional instrumentation, the new tunes showcase Khan’s most affecting lyrics paired with his most adventurous recordings to date.
Kamran Khan’s ‘Personally’ (feat. The Japanese House) is out now and available on all digital platforms.
