"Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues"
Song

"Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues" is the debut single by Australian electronic music group Safia. It first appeared on the bands SoundCloud [1]and was officially released on iTunes in December 2013.

In the annual Triple J Hottest 100 countdown in January 2014, the song came in at number 76.

Background

In March 2013, Safia won the Triple J Groovin' the Moo competition. [2] The group released three free download tracks on their SoundCloud page, "Stretched and Faded", "Mercury" and "Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues". [3][4] "Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues" received airplay on Triple J and became the bands first iTunes release in December 2013.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Counting Sheep" was first released on YouTube on 6 July 2013.[5] The video was directed by Jimmy Ennett.

Critical Reception

Hannah Galvin from Purple Sneakers said; "Through the dreamy vocals accompanied by simplistic piano and a whirlwind of beats that is soon harpooned by a wave of dubstep, the contrasting elements combined deliver a soulful slow jam by the electronic trio." [6]

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 99[7]
Australian Indie AIR Singles Chart 8[8]

Covers

References

  1. ^ "Safia listed to Soul, Listen to Blues". Acid Stag. May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Groovin The Moo 2013". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Safia Music". SoundCloud. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ "LISTEN: SAFIA 'LISTEN TO SOUL, LISTEN TO BLUES'". Purple Sneakers. May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWe3eEqwPPs SAFIA - "Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues" - YouTube
  6. ^ "LISTEN: SAFIA 'LISTEN TO SOUL, LISTEN TO BLUES'". Purple Sneakers. May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (7 December 2013). "ARIA Singles: John Legend debuts at number one". Noise11. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Independent Label Singles Charts w/c 9 December 2013". www.air.org.au. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Anne-Marie covers SAFIA 'Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues' for triple j's Like A Version". YouTube. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.