Phil Higgins chats about her second single ‘K.O.” set for release this Valentines day!
K.O. - Set for release this 14th February
Phil Higgins is a soulful 20-year old singer/songwriter from Johannesburg, South Africa. Her writing is very honest with her strong and often referred to as ‘’quirky’’ personality coming through in her music. She writes about themes that her peers can relate to.
She grew up playing the piano and guitar and was introduced to different music genres and artists from a very young age. The genres that stuck the most were Jazz, 70s Pop, Funk, RnB and Indie music.
Artists such as Sigrid, Lianne La Havas, Jacob Collier, Sabrina Carpenter, Vulfpeck and Lorde inspire her. She has performed on stages such as the Teatro, Monte Casino through the Born To Perform platform, the GrandWest Arena with The Abba Show and has also appeared on TV. She is also an aspiring musical theatre performer and actress.
‘’Being more than just good enough’’, ‘’embracing your faults and insecurities’’ and ‘’celebrating yourself’’ are important themes found in Phil’s music. Her songs contrast messages of vulnerability with extreme levels of confidence and attitude that are all about taking your power back. This can be heard in her debut single, ‘’Running Away’’, that was released in September, 2019.
Phil does not have the typical South African sound and strives to push boundaries with her realness and bring something fresh to SA music – especially being a female artist. ‘’I want people to listen to my music and know that it’s more than okay to dream, to cry, to get mad and to mess up, to truly love yourself and to just be human.’’ – Phil.
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‘’My brand new single, ‘K.O.’is about the push-and-pull of relationships and the courage it takes to make yourself vulnerable enough for the other person to truly understand and love you without feeling like you’re losing your power over yourself. The song has more of a maturity compared to my debut single, ‘Running Away’, and I’m very excited to see how people react to the more serious tone of the song.
This song means a lot to me, because of how personal its message is and because of the thought that has gone into, not only the lyrics and production, but also the music video and my look and feel as an artist. The song’s name stands for ‘Knockout’.
The lyrics, ‘Knockout brings next round’, compare a relationship that’s coming to an end with a boxing match or video game where the one opponent ends up the loser and the other the winner. The winner might have the title of ‘The champion’, but they still end up alone. The ‘next round’ would then be the next relationship.
‘’Growing up and staying with my mom has made me quite the independent young woman and this translates naturally to my music. If my stories and my messages can give the younger generation of girls a sense of pride and power in themselves and their peers, it would be my biggest dream come true.’’
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