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The Breakdown: Nemahsis on ‘Coloured Concrete’

Nemahsis Breaks Down Coloured Concrete

When discussing her single “󠁪coloured concrete,” Nemahsis shares insight into the inspiration behind the song, which happened after she rented an Airbnb “on a whim.” The singer recalls walking up the flight of stairs, opening the door to a room, and how her “jaw dropped, because I was like, this looks like my middle school — like, the bedroom that I didn’t have.” Fast forward to standing in that Airbnb, Nemahsis pulled out her notes app and “started writing what it felt like to experience that as an adult.” On social media, she writes: “With the most turbulence and misfortune handed to me, i’m finally embracing the bad luck by releasing on the most unlucky day of the year.” The LP if fully independent and funded by the Palestinian artist herself.

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