{"id":234436,"date":"2023-08-29T22:34:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=234436"},"modified":"2023-08-29T22:34:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:34:05","slug":"romys-mid-air-is-an-ode-to-the-dance-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/romys-mid-air-is-an-ode-to-the-dance-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Romy\u2019s \u2019Mid Air\u2019 Is an Ode to the Dance Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mid Air<\/em>, the debut solo effort from producer, DJ and singer Romy isn’t just a \u201ccoming out\u201d album. Rather, it can more accurately be described as a \u201ccoming through\u201d album. At 34, Romy has spent the past two decades at the vanguard of electronic music as one-third of the English group The xx, which she formed with fellow classmates Jamie and Oliver when they were just in high school<\/p>\n

Out for release on September 8, Mid Air<\/em> sees Romy simultaneously trace her origins in the electronic music scene and her acceptance of her sexuality. At the center of the narrative are the many nights spent dancing with strangers, finding love in the crowd and even performing her own live shows. Holding a light up to the dark, sweaty rooms of queer clubs, Romy probes themes of grief, intimacy, love and salvation, paying homage to her own relationship with queerness, the larger community and the spaces so many have found salvation in.<\/p>\n

Romy recently spoke to Hypebeast about going solo, collaborating with Fred again.. and Stuart Price and her lifelong love of dance music.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Deanie Chen<\/span><\/p>\n

Since its formation in 2005, when you were in high school, The xx has put out three albums. It goes without saying you\u2019ve had a pretty extensive career, both with the group and as a solo artist and producer. What made you realize it was time to put out your debut solo LP?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t obvious to me that I would go solo. It\u2019s taken me some time to build my confidence up to this point. I initially sought out opportunities to co-write with other artists and go behind the scenes and learn how mainstream pop was made as a way to be creative without the pressure of it being for The xx.<\/p>\n

I learned a lot in that time and gained confidence from those experiences. Slowly, I started writing songs that I realized were so personal to me, that I couldn\u2019t give them away. That was the spark that ignited this project.<\/p>\n

I imagine this project has been in the works for at least a few years, if not longer. Can you walk me through the timeline of making Mid Air<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2018, The xx finished touring our album I See You<\/em> and I had some free time. I met Fred again.. and we had this instant connection and friendship. This was before he had released his own solo music. We started writing a lot together for other artists. We were always thinking, \u2018who could this song be for? Who could this one be for?\u2019 After a few sessions we wrote \u201cloveher\u201d and I said “Maybe this is for me!”<\/p>\n

Besides Fred again.. you also linked up with Stuart Price for \u201cThe Sea.\u201d Can you talk about how this collaboration came about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stuart is a producer I\u2019ve admired for a long time. Songs from Madonna\u2019s album Confessions on a Dance Floor<\/em> were on my reference playlists, so it was suggested to me that I reach out to Stuart. His love and appreciation of pop music, but also dance music, makes me very happy. We\u2019ve spent a lot of time talking about how the two can co-exist together in a beautiful way. Stuart helped me evolve from where Fred and I had gotten to with the music. He gave us a fresh perspective and energy and helped us to finish the album.<\/p>\n