{"id":35437,"date":"2018-04-27T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T10:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=35437"},"modified":"2018-04-27T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T10:39:14","slug":"kyla-imani-releases-her-new-single-sitting-up-in-my-room-featuring-jay-critch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/kyla-imani-releases-her-new-single-sitting-up-in-my-room-featuring-jay-critch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyla Imani Releases Her New Single ‘Sitting Up In My Room’ Featuring Jay Critch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Singer, songwriter, actress and performer, the multi-talented Kyla Imani follows up her debut EP ‘Sweet Tea’ with the single ‘Sitting Up In My Room’.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The track, a collaboration with rapper Jay Critch, is an evolution from her previous work. Written by singer-songwriter and ‘Pitch Perfect’ actor Ester Dean, the record marks a coming of age for the artist.<\/p>\n

Despite her humble years (Imani is 16-years-old) the track shows a maturation from the playful themes of her first record. ‘Sitting Up In My Room<\/a>\"\"‘ deals with more complex matters of the mind, being dragged into the ambiguities of intrigue and infatuation and being unable to control your thoughts.<\/p>\n

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“Normally, I wouldn’t let you in my head.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A thought that has surely entered the head of many members of Imani’s audience, leaving them sitting up in their rooms.<\/p>\n

The song’s sound as a whole has an attitude not found in the fun, party-centric nature of her ‘Sweet Tea<\/a>\"\"‘ EP, taking her from house-party hip-hop to club-filling R&B with an irresistible pop twist.<\/p>\n