Inspired by her love for the era of the 80s and icons like Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks, Glasgow-based artist Lynney Williamson has been designing her own little space in the electronic pop scene. She records from her own little corner in her house, and she also paired up with Myke on keyboards and Fumez on mixing. Those shining, shimmering synths are bedded in her creative DNA. Her music allows listeners to both sense and move to it.
“I See You” is watching someone navigate through an incredibly tough time while refusing to let them weather it alone.”
Her newest offering,” I See You”, switches up from your regular dance pop to something far more meaningful. Williamson wrote this song specifically for her friend Donna, who battles with arthritis while grieving her mama’s recent passing. From the opening synth beats, you are transported to that golden period of electronic pop. Lyrics like” I see you drowning, I see you in pain, I see you running from the rain” admit the reality without giving in to it, because Williamson believes that support does not always have to be a quiet consolation. Sometimes it’s just turning grief into much-needed relief or joy. The production consists of synthwave and EDM beats to move on with the narrative without overwhelming the song entirely. So, go ahead and give” I See You” a listen and learn how Lynney proves that the brightest lights often shine from the darkest corners.
We also had a chance to do an interview with the artist, and here’s how it went:
1. Kate Bush and Stevie Nicks are huge influences for you. What specific elements from their artistry did you want to channel into this track?
A-I wanted to channel the 80’s synth elements from running up that hill from Kate and talk to me from Stevie as they are songs that just hit you with the nostalgia and 80’s synth but also have lyrics that are also quite deep and meaningful which is what my lyrics are too, but make it up beat.
2. Writing a song about your friend Donna’s struggles must have been emotionally challenging. How did you balance honouring her story while keeping the vibe upbeat?
A-It was a struggle as at the time I was writing it she was in hospital and she had no-one but me to help her and I watched her in pain and didn’t want her to be in that situation. We always connected on humour and laughter and our love for 80’s so connected the two so that she could feel happy listening to the song rather than make her feel sad.
3. You mentioned wanting Donna to be able to dance to this in her chair. Did you play it for her? What was her reaction?
A-Yes, I sent it to her as soon as it was mixed and mastered and she loved it so much as hit her nostalgia and all the things that brough her joy with her mum when she was growing up which was important to me.
4. What’s your favourite ’80s synth sound, and did you manage to sneak it into “I See You”?
A-My fave synth sound has to be the synth sound of the start of sweet dreams by the eurythmics so the start of the track I managed to put some miami synth in there to start it off before it explodes into the main instrumental that Myke created.
5. Glasgow has such a rich music scene. How has being based there shaped your sound or creative process?
A-I will say that a lot of the influences that shaped this sound was more outwith Glasgow my love for american 80’s films and tv and 80’s bands like flock of seagulls, neworder etc. My creative process is more connected to Scotland as a lot of my thoughts for songs was based looking out my dads car window as we were going for drives to different parts of scotland. The scenery, the peacefulness of our nature. Also the kindness and togetherness of the people of glasgow helped me feel at ease to create.
6. What’s the one lyric in this song that means the most to you personally?
A-It has to be the part where I pretty much tell her that I will be there to take you home, take you away from that storm. I am protective of the people I care about and that lyric was raw and real.
7. What do you hope listeners take away from “I See You” when they press play?
A-I hope the listeners can take away that even though there is struggle going on and that times can be tough for some people, that I can give them a little bit of that joy that they may of had in the 80’s where everything especially for us 40 year olds a time where we felt free as youngsters and teenagers at the time. Take you back to a saturday morning when all you thought about was eating breakfast and watching cartoons.
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