{"id":50575,"date":"2019-06-13T15:36:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T14:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=50575"},"modified":"2019-06-13T15:36:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T14:36:50","slug":"lila-drew-take-it-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/06\/lila-drew-take-it-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Lila Drew &#8211; &#8216;take it back&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lila Drew&#8217;s latest single, &#8216;take it back&#8217;, is a fine example of what this young artist is capable of. A familiar and welcoming song, it is nonetheless unable to be classified by genre, transcending RnB, dream pop, and soul, among other musical styles.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Lila is still only a teenager she&#8217;s already managed to take hold of a deep understanding of what motivates people, and she has applied this to her debut EP, &#8216;locket (side one)&#8217;. Lila has had help from some of the best producers and musicians in the business, including Michael McGarity (Lana Del Rey, FKA twigs), Matt Hales (Lianna La Havas), Jeff Shum (Ella Mae), Keith Askey (Syd), and Mac &amp; Phil (Emeli Sand\u00e9).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;take it back&#8217;, shot by Weird Life Films, is a hallucination, in which a young woman is chased around a deserted neighbourhood at night. An unnerving beauty encounters her, brilliant, vibrant light, which the viewer has to determine if it&#8217;s a dream or a daylight reverie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Lila Drew online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/LilaDrew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liladrewmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liladrewmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>. Stream and download &#8216;locket (side one)&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/empire.lnk.to\/locket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_29922\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dnaKVx-fHg4?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Lila Drew - take it back [Official Video]\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dnaKVx-fHg4\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lila Drew&#8217;s latest single, &#8216;take it back&#8217;, is a fine example of what this young artist is capable of. A familiar and welcoming song, it is nonetheless unable to be classified by genre, transcending RnB, dream pop, and soul, among other musical styles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":50580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,57,21454,9,21453,21445,21446,640],"tags":[21648,21649,989,939,77,370,78,304,21650],"class_list":["post-50575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-artists","category-new-eps","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","category-videos","tag-lila-drew","tag-locket-side-one","tag-new-artist","tag-new-ep","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-singer","tag-songwriter","tag-take-it-back"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-d9J","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59679,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/02\/lila-blue-half-of-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":50575,"position":0},"title":"Lila Blue &#8211; &#8216;Half Of It&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"05\/02\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"New York based artist Lila Blue doesn't try to be different - she just is. 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