Everything is falling into place for Litany right now. Her previous single ‘Uh-huh’ was praised by NME, The Line of Best Fit and Mollie King, while its profile was boosted by a video that was directed by Joe Lycett and starred Katherine Ryan. The first Litany remix by Dua Lipa’s collaborator Initial Talk soon followed. It also prompted a rediscovery of Litany’s previous releases, elevating her breakthrough track ‘Bedroom’ over the 30 million streams landmark at Spotify.
Litany’s skybound trajectory continues today as she unveils her new single ‘Playlist’, which features one of her favourite artists, Oscar Scheller.
The duo’s natural connection sizzles on ‘Playlist’, a song fuelled by their creative instinct but with a refined sense of pop perfectionism that you’d expect from long-life collaborators. The song plays to both their strengths, with Litany’s expressive, diary entry lyrics set to the kind of inventive and impeccable production with which Oscar has forged his reputation.
“I just adore Oscar,” says Litany. “He’s got this impalpable work ethic and artistic vision to go along with it, so to be able to collaborate let alone call him a dear friend is just rad as hell. We wrote this song a couple sessions deep after I told him that I was obsessing over this playlist a dude sent to me and felt I was looking for hidden messages, like, ‘OMG, does he love me ‘cos the first song is ‘Girl Like You’ by Edwin Collins?’ But Oscar was like, ‘THERE’S THE SONG RIGHT THERE.'”
Oscar adds, “First of all, I’m constantly laughing with Beth. It’s been that way from the get go. And I’m always floored by how effortless she is with her melodies, lyrics and story telling. It’s so great to have a collaboration with my friend. 90% of our time in the studio is just us chatting shit, doing impersonations and messing about. But that remaining 10% is all we need to make a great tune ;)”
The ‘Playlist’ video extends the song’s playful tone, its bright cinematography enlivening the feelgood mood. Both artists are depicted telling their side of the tale directly to camera which provides the intimacy of a video call, before they’re reunited and sharing earphones at a playground. It was directed by Donny Johnson (Ashnikko, Joy Crookes).
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