NEW EP!
‘Hold me close’ is our third EP release. When we write songs, we are allowing ourselves to be guided by our current state of mind and the way that we are experiencing music, instead of worrying about the final result or sticking into a specific genre.
There is bottomless discovery, storytelling, and enjoyment to be found in exploring and combining new sounds and styles. This has become our mantra over the past releases and this EP is no different.
Additionally, in this EP we wanted to record more organic sounds, where the human element is dominant, and we had the pleasure to collaborate with some amazing musicians that are featured in three of the songs. Owen Smalley, (Guitar) Alex Bramwell (Bass) and Argyris Thomoglou (Drums) have been a breath of fresh air and brought new life to what was born in our home studio.
Although all the songs live in a very similar space, they highlight different musings about what is happening around us. In a year haunted by the pandemic, our emotional state as human beings was changing rapidly from one day to the next. We had the privilege to integrate all our emotions and thoughts, whether they were melancholic or joyful in the lyrics, instrumentation, and trajectory of each song. We hope that the listeners can come on a journey with us, interpret the songs in their own way and give them new meaning.
In support of our new release we are excited to give some interviews and explain a little bit about the process of how we make our songs, how we ended up doing music together and more! Click below to read those!
“Saturated in soul, finessed with funk and jewelled with jazz, the new EP ‘Hold Me Close’ from Stone Fruit is a hidden gem in the cross genre realm.”
“‘Hold Me Close’ transforms into a soothing antidote to all of the day’s stresses.”
“Their single, ‘Second Guess’, is beautifully haunting.
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“Lovers of modern pop music who value fantastic female voices should tune in here!”
We are STOne FRUIT
Stone Fruit is an independent London based duo consisted of Valentini Pavlidou and Lef Germenlis , who both write, record and produce the music.
Both having worked on different projects, this duo is the fruit of their friendship and their need to create a sound that brings together elements of soul, pop, R&B and electronic music.
Their debut EP 'Hidden in Plain Sight' was released in 2019 and was performed in various venues across London, including a memorable performance at Sofar Sounds, London.
They released two more singles and their second EP, 'Sleepless' on May of 2020 and they kept writing and exploring new sounds during lockdown.
Autumn of 2021 saw the release of their 3rd EP, ' Hold Me Close', which received praise from fans and critics.
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