Acclaimed Australian R&B artist Milan Ring (she/her) shares ‘Sydney Hue’ featuring fellow Aussie artist BLESSED, the latest single and video from her anticipated debut album I’m Feeling Hopeful, out December 3rd on Aussie tastemaker label Astral People Recordings via [PIAS]. The new track follows previous singles ‘Pick Me Up (feat. Jean Deaux), ‘BS (feat. Che Lingo)’ and ‘Hide With You’, which have garnered support from BBC Radio 1, triple j and more.

Featuring Western Sydney producer and artist BLESSED, the woozy and tender ‘Sydney Hue’ is both a nod to the city the two call home, as well as their parallel experiences of disconnection, love and loss. Emotions which are represented on the single’s artwork by the mudra Chethura, signifying sadness and breaking promises. Layers of dirty synths, traffic noise and the sound of a car crash swirl into a cacophony of squealing guitars, the sound of steamy footpaths and city street hustle. “It’s such a clear visual to me, what this city looks like at dusk: industrial, a beautiful, polluted glow,” shares Milan Ring. That glow, naturally, becomes a sonic palette for her latest single.

She continues: “Sydney Hue is one of those songs that always played out in my head like a movie. Blue hour, when the sun has set yet the remaining light glistens across jagged edges of the high rise buildings. Blurred street lights and peoples faces reflect on my windscreen, as I drive through streets that burst with life yet feel so lonely. I am filled with memories and nostalgia until everything builds and swirls into chaos, cars collide, guitars squeal and we call out to one another - even if only in thought.”