Delilah Montagu’s Timeless Sounding Songwriting Shines on New Single “Coffee,” Out Today via MNRK
PRAISE FOR Delilah Montagu
“With a rich, mellow vocal range and influences from Carole King to Father John Misty, Montagu is staking a strong claim to the storied tradition of confessional balladeers.”
“The inspiration behind Fred Again’s breakthrough hit ‘Delilah (pull me out of this)’, Delilah is no stranger to a multiplying audience, amassing over 67 million streams worldwide.”
“Delilah Montagu is something special… incorporating two very different styles together with jigsaw precision as she takes old, romanticized shadings and brings them forward to the future.”
“Her beautifully honest and raw songwriting achieves a current, vibrant pop-py rhythm that makes you want to move and cry (at the same time?)”
“Showcases a bold shift from melancholic melodies to explore prevalent themes such as sexuality and fluidity which are powerfully etched within the core of Delilah’s music.”
“Coffee” is out now, buy/stream it here.
Today Delilah Montagu — the London-born, LA-based pop singer-songwriter best known for her feature on Fred again..’s chart-topping “Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)” — is sharing the single “Coffee” via MNRK. As Notion writes in a new cover story: “Call it confessional, call it storytelling, call it therapy, Delilah Montagu found her songwriting groove and stayed true to it.” Preview the cover feature here, and listen to “Coffee” here.
Wearing her heart on her sleeve as a songwriter, Montagu’s new track swirls somewhere in between the sounds and styles of Joni Mitchell and Maggie Rogers. On “Coffee,” Montagu takes us further into her world by way of her surreally honest storytelling (a la her inspirations in Carole King and Leonard Cohen), all adorned by the sweet melodies of a finger-picked guitar and the harp-like harmonies in her vocals.
Modern sounds pull you back to earth in the track’s chorus, where balanced bass meets production primed to perfection creating a tune that’s undeniably, and to its core, a piece of folk-pop art. “If you want me, I would be there in a heartbeat // Call me and I’d bring you coffee, and tell you there’s nothing to lose… Tell you there’s nothing to choose,” Montagu heart-wrenchingly repeats.
The singer-songwriter said of the single, “I wrote ‘Coffee’ about friendship — about loving someone and not needing anything from them, not asking them to change or be anything different.”
“Something I have been learning this year is how important friendship is and how simple it can be, just being there for the people you love is enough. This new body of work I have been making is the most authentic and real music I have ever made and being able to share it with the world is so exciting. Chapter one of many is starting now!”
Montagu’s sound is one that’s timeless, even at such an early stage in her life. She offers a range that’s wise beyond her years. It’s 60s folk via the Greenwich Village coffee shops of that era, combined with the newest hit to play through your Uber’s radio; and therein lay the charms of Delilah Montagu.
Hailed for her raw, confessional lyrics, Montagu first broke out on the song “Drive” with Black Coffee and David Guetta. It quickly became the most streamed song in South African history with over 93 million streams on Spotify alone, winning a Grammy and multiple awards in South Africa. She’s also featured on one of Fred again..’s biggest hits, “Delilah (Pull Me Out of This),” which has amassed over 105 million streams, stayed on BBC Radio 1’s A List for 6+ weeks, and has been heard across the FIFA World Cup, YouTube adverts, Fred again..’s Tiny Desk Concert, and more. Delilah Montagu has also released multiple solo projects under Columbia Records — her forthcoming songs are follow ups to her 2019 debut EP In Gold and the 2021 album BABY.
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