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IONA ZAJAC ANTON

On her third single of the year, Iona Zajac delivers a heartfelt Glasgow kiss. Accompanied by an unflinching video that brings colour to her visceral lyricism, 'Anton' is a self-assured ballad that collects painful formative experiences and retaliates with greatness. Creeping up on you, much like the way toxic relationships do, 'Anton' reaches an unforgettable breaking point, layering screams of pain, anger and frustration in a sonic purging that feels necessary to experience clarity on the other side. She explains: "Anton is all the men who assumed they had the upper hand. The men that haunted my teens with their egos and their hands. It’s for the girls who said ok or didn’t. Who were expected to be ok or pretended to be. Anton is the power and the rage I’ve found since. I’m facing these bad times and giving them a terrifying scream, a wink, a handshake, a headbutt.” Watch and listen here now. -Holly Mullineaux

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