Paris based singer songwriter ALA.NI has released “Ton Amour,” the third single from her album ‘Sunshine Music’, which is out now via Nø Førmat Records. The song pairs a reggaeton tinged backdrop with her signature jazz vocals and pop melodies to create an almost menacing sonic landscape. This follows the recent single “This Is Why,” an introspective bossa nova number, and comes with a visually stunning music video shot in Port Royal, Jamaica, and directed by ALA.NI herself. The album hums with the memory of the heat from her two and a half year sojourn in the Caribbean, stitching together a tapestry of influences from calypso, jazz, bossa nova, and the great postwar songbook.
When asked about the origins of “Ton Amour,” ALA.NI spoke of a disturbing experience, saying, “I was on the beach with a friend, upset, trying to understand what had happened—how this person had emotionally trapped me and found pleasure in my distress. The situation was clearly becoming dangerous. I knew I had to leave; at least this experience led to a song.” Beyond the personal tales, the album also reaches outwards, calling for reparations and confronting the legacy of colonial theft. Born to Grenadian parents and raised in London, ALA.NI has built a reputation as a distinctive voice beyond easy classification, having collaborated with artists as diverse as Mary J. Blige, Iggy Pop, and Jon Batiste.
‘Sunshine Music’ Track Listing
- Seaweed
- Something You Said
- Summer Meadows
- Hey Moon
- TIEF
- Don’t Want to Hate You
- Rain on My Heart
- Blue Mountain
- This Is Why
- Best of Me
- Ton Amour