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TIIVA EVEN IF YOU CAN'T SEE ME

TMR favourite Tiiva has returned with their latest single, ‘Even If You Can’t Save Me’. It’s an intoxicating slice of alt-pop that takes influence from similar artists pushing genre boundaries, such as Charli XCX and fka twigs. They craft thick textures with warm, reverberating synths that provide the perfect bed for her effortlessly melodic hooks. “I wrote this after a camping trip to the mountains, we lost the keys to the car and ended up stranded, sleeping under an old oak tree by the lake, with a fire and the end of a pasta packet, smoking by the river and meandering up the valley in a window of time we didn't know we had,” they explain. “I wrote this about escapism in love, rediscovering your own resilience in nature and healing alongside close relationships.” Also, check out Tiiva’s unique cover of ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ when you can. -Dan Peeke

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