The award-winning singer and songwriter
from Belgium known as Wendy Honestly has released her debut solo
single, “Tattoo Tears.” The track has been published as an
independent release without the influence of the corporate music
industry. It is Honestly's most prominent and anxiously awaited
single since her “Lady Masquerade” hit, which went gold in 2013.
Sultry, shadowy, and bearing the best elements of soul-pop and modern
electronica, “Tattoo Tears” showcases Wendy Honestly as one of
Europe's best kept secrets.
Wendy Honestly cites as chief musical
influences Amy Winehouse, Lana Del Rey, Paloma Faith, Selah Sue,
Dido, Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman, and many other great singers known
for their powerful sonic poetry. While Honestly's vocal performance
on “Tattoo Tears” places her among vocalists of this high
caliber, her musical accompaniment is also reminiscent of groups like
Massive Attack, Portishead and Goldfrapp.
“Tattoo Tears” by Wendy Honestly is
also being released with an accompanying official music video.
Music by Wendy Honestly first strikes
the listener as music which draws one in and makes a colorful place
in which to experience the moods, tones and emotions it evokes. If
the music fan pays attention, however, it may be the intended meaning
and suggested themes which eventually hit the hardest.
“I wanna inspire people to be real,”
Wendy Honestly writes. “I hope people can relate to my lyrics. Art
is never perfect but it's the perfect expression of how you feel.”
Honestly's stage name isn't just for
show, either. It's a direct representation of her actual self.
“Writing lyrics comes naturally to
me,” she says. “Most of the time it just happens like a hunch,
when I cry or when I can't sleep.”
She goes on to describe “Tattoo
Tears” as a song about perseverance, about “dealing with pain and
growing stronger with every step we take. It is only by falling and
failing that we can learn how to do it right next time.”
True to form, her new single is one
which resonates with the earnest pains and obstacles of her own life.
“Letting go is a life lesson I had to
learn,” writes Wendy Honestly. “Even though the men in my life
have brought cracks into my heart, by recording this song, I have
given myself the power of the eternal word! I can only hope true love
does exist. What I did learn is that it starts by loving yourself, by
excepting both your weaknesses and your strengths.”
But “Tattoo Tears” wasn't recorded
for this reason alone, naturally. Wendy Honestly knows the importance
of music and of musical inspiration, both as an artist and as a
person.
She writes of this, “Other artists
and their struggle to get there have also inspired me. People need
hope. It is the fuel that keeps them going.”
Wendy Honestly received a golden record
for her single with DJ David Latour, “Lady Masquerade.” The track
charted for five months and hit n°10 after just three weeks. She has
published many popular dance and rap songs, such as “Live Free”
with DJ Mark With a K. She has performed live in London, Monaco and
at her home base of Belgium.
“Tattoo Tears” by Wendy Honestly is
available online worldwide. Get in early, soul-pop fans.
The following dedication comes
directly from the artist, herself:
I wanna dedicate this song to all
people who've had a great deal of suffering in their life, who've
stayed strong on the outside, yet are broken on the inside. I wanna
let them know they are not alone.
Just like I see this song as the
closure of 15 years of drama and pain in my life, I want them to find
the strength inside themselves, and let this song be an eye-opener.
Only you have the power to set your own limits, to demand
self-respect and gain self-confidence again! The key is inside you.
Nobody else can live your life.
I have learned that without being at
rock bottom, I would never have gotten the insight that the drama
actually was a true blessing in disguise. I needed this journey to
grow as a person. Without the struggle, you cannot appreciate the
good things as much.
I have a mission in my life. It is to
help and heal others with my words. Through my songs I am able to do
this on a large scale. It would be beautiful to see if I could only
let a few people discover the truth within themselves. If the past
didn't happen, I would never have become a singer-songwriter!
Therefore I feel blessed and thankful.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“Tattoo Tears” by Wendy
Honestly –
Music: Joes Brands, Danny
Corten, Kaena Bervoets, Tom Cornelis, Wendy Honestly
Artwork cover: Erkan Karaca
Photographer: Dimitri Pruym
Recorded, produced, mixed &
mastered @ Sputnik Studio (Joes Brands)
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