SARCASTIC SOUNDS TEAMS UP WITH BIRDY AND MISHAAL ON NEW TRACK “CLOSURE”
SARCASTIC SOUNDS TEAMS UP WITH BIRDY AND MISHAAL ON NEW TRACK “CLOSURE”
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO STARRING ALL THREE ARTISTS HERE
Today, vocalist and producer Sarcastic Sounds has shared his latest song “closure” featuring Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum singer/songwriter Birdy and musician/producer Mishaal. Produced by Sarcastic and co-written with Noah Cyrus, PJ Harding and Mishaal, the melancholy yet hopeful track finds the featured artists trading verses about coming to terms with the end of a relationship. Listen HERE.
“closure” marks the second collaboration between Sarcastic Sounds and Birdy following the producer’s remix of “Second Hand News.” It comes alongside an official video starring all three artists. Watch the Mac Grant-directed visual HERE.
The song has been resonating with fans since Sarcastic Sounds began teasing it on socials with this post tallying over 1M views. “closure” is the third release from Sarcastic this year following “say goodbye” and “change ur mind” featuring Claire Rosinkranz and Columbia Records label mate Clinton Kane. Sarcastic Sounds also recently collaborated on Powfu’s “The Long Way Home” ft. Sara Kays.
Stay tuned for more from Sarcastic Sounds coming soon!
About Sarcastic Sounds:
Hailing from Toronto, Sarcastic Sounds has a very diverse musical direction that blends lo-fi, hip-hop, alternative, and pop. He has cemented himself as a staple in the lo-fi music scene with over 500M streams and previous hits such as “I Don’t Sleep” and “it’s OK to Cry.” In addition to his solo career, Sarcastic Sounds has carved his place as a young producer after garnering buzz from Battle of the Beat Makers and landing a producer credit on “Mahogany” from Lil Wayne’s album Funeral. Recently, Sarcastic Sounds has remixed, produced, and collaborated with the likes of Powfu, Alec Benjamin, Rxseboy, StaySolidRocky, Dermot Kennedy and more.
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About Birdy:
Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum singer/songwriter Birdy, discovered at the age of just 12 years old, has amassed over 1.6 billion audio streams worldwide, 1 billion YouTube views, 7.1 million monthly Spotify listeners and 4.7 million album sales to date. At the age of just 25, she has achieved 21 platinum singles worldwide, been nominated for a GRAMMY and Brit Award, and achieved number 1 albums all around the world, including in the US, UK, Australia, and more. Her passionate fanbase exceeds 8.1 million on social media and has seen her sell out venues such as The Roundhouse London, Hammersmith Apollo (twice), Sydney Opera House, Albert Hall Manchester and Shepherd’s Bush Empire and perform at the world’s largest award ceremonies including the BAFTA Awards and Paralympic London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Her brand work has seen Birdy announced as the face of REDValentino S/S 2017 and GAP’s ‘Lived In’ campaign in the US, photographed by David Sims. A highly syncable artist, Birdy has written songs for film and TV soundtracks, including The Hunger Games (2012), Disney PIXAR’s Brave (2012), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), and The Edge of Seventeen (2016).
Her fourth album Young Heart was released in April to overwhelming critical acclaim, including from Billboard (“a swirling symphony”), The Guardian (“deeper, darker, territory… authentically haunting”), FLOOD (“lush, vulnerable takes on the end of relationships… serpentine orchestral strings rise and wind around her voice as she reaches a mesmerizing stride”), NME (4*; “A beautiful, poetic journey through heartbreak… a gorgeous album”), V Magazine, Paste, American Songwriter, Line of Best Fit and Clash, amongst many others.
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About Mishaal:
Born and raised in Saudi Arabia to a Saudi father and Ecuadorian mother, Mishaal blends his diverse background to create incredible and unique pop music in English, Arabic and Spanish. A multi-talented and multi-lingual artist, he also plays instruments including the guitar. After breaking his arm when he was 9 years old in a freak accident, a doctor gifted Mishaal with his own guitar to rehabilitate his arm back to health for physical therapy since there weren’t many resources available in Saudi. The guitar helped him maintain positivity and also allowed him to fully realize his love for instruments and music, at a time when he was not exposed to western music and struggled with being bullied due to his diverse background. His uncle first introduced him to artists like Michael Jackson, Elvis and Stevie Wonder through compilation CDs which he purchased on trips to America for work, but it wasn’t until years later that he heard his first LP in full, Frank Ocean’s Blonded.
At age 12, Mishaal learned English through YouTube videos and pursued better education at an international school in Jordan where he was able to further explore his passion for computer science and eventually apply for colleges in the US. After being accepted by two prestigious universities: MIT for engineering and NYU for the Clive Davis Institute, Mishaal decided his passion for music and the arts was the direction his heart was telling him to go in.
The world first heard from Mishaal in 2018 when he began uploading demos recorded at home with an Xbox microphone to his YouTube page. They immediately gained attention and amassed millions of views and streams on Spotify and eventually led to many artists sampling his work. In 2019, he followed up and posted his first official release “Arabian Knights” to SoundCloud along with a self-shot music video, which now has over 3 million views. It created immediate buzz and he began building a loyal fanbase. As he released his first piece of new music in 2020, Mishaal will continue to win fans over with his incredible story, honest, relatable songwriting and mesmerizing vocals.
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