Beabadoobee Drops Latest Single & Announces Release Date for 'Fake It Flowers'
By Maddie Rice
“Sorry” is the second single released by up-and-coming British musician, Beabadoobee, off of her debut album, Fake It Flowers. This track follows the release of “Care,” which came out 3 weeks prior. This emotional, grungey song premiered on Beats 1 with Zane Lowe on August 5, 2020.
In the press release for the track, Bea says the song is about “confessing [her] mistakes in a friendship and watching someone who [she loves] break down and fade away as a person.” As she continues, “It’s the idea of dismissing something because it felt too close to home and a personal reminder to never take for granted what that person could have had.” In one of her tweets, Bea writes that, “This one is one of the most personal ones on the album.” With this track, it’s clear that she is definitely headed in a more vulnerable direction with her songwriting as compared to the rest of her discography.
“Sorry” starts out with a quiet progression of chords on the electric guitar, a build-up of orchestral strings, and Bea’s iconic, soft vocals. This builds into a breakdown towards the middle of the song, where heavy drums and distorted guitars are introduced, bringing out a lot of emotion in Bea’s voice.
Like the “Care” music video was, the music video for “Sorry” was written and directed by Bea’s boyfriend, Soren Harrison. The video opens with a shot of a dark hallway, then transitions into some shots of Bea walking through a city on a gloomy day. The video wouldn’t be complete without some flowers (in reference to the album’s title), which appear towards the end of the video, where Bea picks up her guitar in a field of them and starts to jam out. The overall mood and aesthetic of the video is dark and edgy, which reflects the energy of the track.
Fake It Flowers is set to be released on October 16, 2020 under the label Dirty Hit Records. The album art was revealed on the premiere day of “Sorry;” it features a film photograph of Bea wearing a floral dress against a plain background, holding a flower to her face.
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