Poise, the moniker of NYC-based songwriter Lucie Murphy, has announced her sophomore album, Hell or High Water. The follow-up to 2021’s Vestiges is set to arrive on October 4. It features collaborations with Half Waif and TOLEDO, and you can hear its new single ‘Give’ below.
“It’s about the ways in which I lose myself in my relationships,” Murphy told FLOOD. “If I feel close to someone, I cling to them, for better or for worse.”
She added: “I learned to trust my instincts as a producer while arranging ‘Give’. It’s only the second song I’ve completed in the pop sphere; I mapped out the structure entirely on my own in Garageband before bringing it to my co-producer, Sam Skinner. Sam is a very discerning listener—his enthusiasm for the song instilled a lot of confidence in me. We replaced some of the Garageband sounds with higher-quality samples and acoustic instruments, but ended up keeping a lot of the built-in synth patches, too. My drummer, Theo Munger, really let loose in the outro. We’ve been playing music together since we were kids, yet he still manages to exhibit parts of his musicality I’ve not yet witnessed. His performance is raw and powerful. It still gives me chills when I hear it.”
Revisit our Artist Spotlight interview with Poise.
