Hold My Hand And I’ll Hold Yours

EP Release
5 June 2024


Bliss Carmxn
Music
Sound
Performance

Bliss Carmxn unveils vibrant debut EP ‘Hold My Hand And I’ll Hold Yours’

Out 5 June 2024

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LISTEN HERE // SEE PRESS PICTURES HERE

FFO: Perfume Genius, Daft Punk, Paul Simon, Caroline Polachek

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Photo by Oli Raptor (@oliraptor)
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Previous coverage for Bliss Carmxn:

“A delicate piano-driven ballad that showcases the tender side of Bliss Carmxn’s sonic vision.”
Plastic Mag

“An intoxicating and engrossing package that packs a poignant and powerful punch”
CLOUT

“Another musician we’ve been following closely of late, Bliss is an artist who explores themes of love, loss, desire, and ambition”
mesmerized


After enticing audiences with expressive electro-folk teasers in the lead-up to the project, Bliss Carmxn has now unveiled their debut EP ‘Hold My Hand And I'll Hold Yours’, the artist bringing together glowing pop aesthetics in an ethereal alternative atmosphere, and drenching it all in spellbinding dynamism that combines the drive of Erasure, the gravity of Perfume Genius, the simplicity of a Simon and Garfunkel, and the warmth of a Kacy Musgraves.

Beginning a journey of energetic moments and deeply evocative writing, the doorway is opened to the sounds of ‘Hey Oh Hey’, a track brimming with plucky synths, crisp snare hits and soaring vocal melodies. Released from the sparkling first outing, next to arrive is ‘Hear’, rooted in a bouncy piano melody and infectious singalong qualities. ‘Big Enough’ then crafts a more reserved soundscape, allowing Bliss to show the emotional side of their songwriting as the rich arpeggios and swelling strings invoke a sense of melancholy. Finally, the new track ‘Side’ leads listeners out with a bright, breezy, electro-pop anthem, filled with vivid kaleidoscopes of synth design and life-filled vocal layers.

Explaining the charismatic and stirring nature of the four-track, Bliss shares, "The EP acts like a relationship in reverse. We start at the end and end at the beginning. It’s a vulnerable, fierce, soft and joyful set of tracks that reminds us there’s always a new beginning when we draw a line in the sand."

The artistic team is made up of female, queer and gender non-conforming artists. The EP is performed by Bliss Carmxn, music and lyrics by Adam Kaasa, produced by Rookes, with support from Engineer Ary Maudit and mastered by Katie Tavini at Weird Jungle. It was recorded on location at Ten87 Studio and Strongroom Music Studios in London, with artistic direction by Pati de Souza Leão Müller and photography by Oli Raptor.

Bliss Carmxn is the project of writer and academic Adam Kaasa. Canadian-born, Adam was classically trained in piano and spent their childhood singing in choirs. After their move to the UK in 2017, Bliss Carmxn emerged, an opportunity to be proudly queer and make their debut on the Berlin-based label Wicked Hag.

Featured in the award-winning television series ‘Sunshine Eyes’ and appearing on an album fundraiser for LGBTQ Earthquake Solidarity in the early days of their career, Bliss has gone on to interview for BBC London Radio, invited by presenters LionHeart and Salma El-Wardany and garner acclaim from Berlin In Stereo’s ‘Tracks of the Week’.

Further lauding from the likes of Siegessäule, Queen City Sounds and Art and The Rose Hill has hailed Bliss’ sound as “a powdery-sweet piece of pop”. In October 2020, the London-based artist launched the music video for their single ‘Powder’ working with producer Jenifer Shahin, DoP Roux Malherbe and featuring dance artists Stefan Jovanovic and Gareth Gavin. Since launching the video has been watched over 12,000 times.

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EP Launch Live Date:
June 25th - The Waiting Room, London (tix here)


Photo by Oli Raptor (@oliraptor)

Art Direction and Design by Pati de Souza Leão Müller (@patidesouza)