Venbee has returned with the observational single ‘Not My Day’, which comes with the approval of Lewis Capaldi.
The Kent singer, producer and former NME 100 artist broke through in 2022 with her Top Three single ’Messy In Heaven’ and its accompanying mixtape ‘Zero Experience’ the following year.
Now she is back with ‘Not My Day’, a witty, stream-of-consciousness track that sees the singer document the humdrum details of a regular day in her life, from not having a pound for a trolley in Asda to her card being declined at the checkout.
The track also namechecks Capaldi, and he has proven himself a fan of the tune by posting a video of himself dancing to it on TikTok.
Check out the ‘Not My Day’ video, directed by Dante Richardson, and Capaldi’s post, here:
@lewiscapaldi LISTEN TO LEWIS CAPALDI BABY x @venbee
Venbee – real name Erin Doyle – has spoken exclusively to NME about the track, saying: “After being dropped by my label, I no longer felt the pressure of writing to please other people. So I started making music that felt care free, fun and more like me because I felt that I had nothing to lose and that’s kinda where ‘Not My Day’ came from.”
NME caught Venbee’s show at SXSW 2023, giving it four stars and noting: “The audience truly lets loose during ‘Messy In Heaven’; when Doyle sings the track’s outstanding refrain – “I heard Jesus did cocaine on a night out” – the rest of 3Ten chants along. As she wraps up her set, Doyle tells fans they can expect new music, proving that her SXSW set is a sparkling preview of what’s to come.”
Venbee also spoke to NME in 2022 about the viral success of ‘Messy In Heaven’. “I get called a ‘one-hit wonder’ all the time,” she said. “But when you put yourself out there on the internet, not everyone’s going to like it and be a fan. People will say what they want, because they have the right to their own opinion. Personally, any hate gives me energy to prove myself. It fuels the fire.”