London-based producer Crxssxs (pronounced ‘crosses’) featuring rising Alt-R&B singer-songwriter Merunisa share brand new single ‘Anxious Avoident’.
The track was initially written as a piano ballad, in a musical session between Crxssxs, Merunisa and producer 284. After discussing life, musical inspiration and attachment styles, the concept of the song was born. Many of the lyrics came from the conversations had between the trio.
Naming D’Angelo, Prince and Kaytranada as his main influences, Crxssxs thrives off being
able to experiment with the emotions and feelings he’s able to convey within his music.
Completely transforming the track, he incorporates driving beats and slick production with
R&B, Hip-Hop and Afrobeat elements. The juxtaposition between the seriousness of the
lyrical content and the upbeat instrumental creates something which is easily danceable
whilst maintaining a thought-provoking nature.
“After discussing life, musical inspiration and general thoughts, we decided to speak about relationship attachment types as Merunisa and 284 were new to the concept. As I was defining the attachment styles we decided that it was an interesting concept and would it be good to share with the wider world through a song. Once we finished writing the song and recording the demo at my studio, I went away and produced the song, fully fleshing it out into the track that it is today.
I want my listeners to know that being anxiously avoidant is normal and more people should be conscious of attachment styles and how they fall into them.”
Merunisa’s live performances and social presence have started to garner attention with her
music being frequently played on BBC Radio 1 Introducing, Reprezent Radio, Balamii,
Amazing Radio and many more. Alongside critical acclaim from Big Leap Creative, Woman
to woman and Tits upon Tyne, she is also receiving cosigns from fellow London artist AJ Tracy.
Her immense talent doesn’t just lie in being able to resonate and move her audience
emotionally. She has also crafted her vocal sound with capabilities comparable to Summer
Walker and Jhene Aiko. By writing and creating art based on her life and emotions, she has
managed to connect with her audience on a spiritual and emotional level. Her music covers
various topics including mental health, self-identity and integrity.
Having already made a name for himself under Anton Joseph, he has DJ’d in the UK, Italy,
Spain, Jamaica and Dominica, landed 200,000+ streams to date, is a Resident DJ at Soho
House, Chelsea Funhouse and has had his music showcased on KissFM, Dynmk, BBC1Xtra, Capitol XTRA, Worldwide FM and Balamii Radio.
Now, the artist rebrands to 'Crxssxs', in order to fully hone in on his distinctive musical style.
“I come from a Caribbean heritage so I’m always trying to incorporate that into my music. My main reason for rebranding to Crxssxs was to ensure I have full creative control over my music, and to separate my DJ work from my artist work. With this new music, I want to put forward messages in a conscious, thoughtful way, but also get out of my own comfort zone. This is a new era for me, and I hope it resonates with people and they can find some comfort in knowing we’re all going through the same things.”
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