Alice Merton takes 'S.I.D.E.S.' in June

I was impressed by Alice's performance at Coachella a few years ago, so I'm looking forward to hearing the new material. Read more from the press release below...

Alice Merton’s debut album MINT went top 10 across Europe, she has accumulated 1 billion streams and was the winning judge of the German edition of The Voice. Now the Berlin-based musician prepares to release her sophomore album S.I.D.E.S. on June 17 via her own Paper Plane Records Int. label.

The album is launched with its single "Same Team" as well as the track’s accompanying video. Of the song, Alice says, "'Same Team' is one of the first songs I wrote for the album. I had been going through a lot of personal and work-related conflicts. I felt like I had been pulled into worlds that I didn’t understand, and having conversations with people in which we just didn’t speak the same language. A team goes through ups and downs, but often pulls together to become even stronger-but in some cases it does the exact opposite. I started to question: what do Ido if that team makes me doubt myself and the decisions that we make?"

"Same Team" was written and produced by Alice alongside Jens Schneider, Jules Kalmbacher, and Tim Uhlenbrock, with mixing by Matty Green (Dua Lipa, Royal Blood, Weezer).

The official video for "Same Team" provides both an inventive visual metaphor and a subtle twist upon the song’s concept. Alice escapes to a remote cabin located deep within the mountains, isolated from society, leaving the past behind her. When she ventures into the surrounding woodland she’s persuaded by a mysterious masked figure, perhaps someone from her past. The pulsating tension comes to a head with a surprising final showdown.

As also indicated by its recent tracks "Vertigo," "Hero," and "Island," the S.I.D.E.S. album is darker in tone, while its themes are deeper and more introspective. Alice co-produced and co-wrote all fifteen songs that feature on the album.

She adds, "The last two years have been challenging for everyone in some way or another. Friends and family were lost, restrictions were enforced for the first time since I’ve been alive, and mental strength had been tested to its limit. S.I.D.E.S. tells my story of how I experienced these past years. It’s a summary of the ups and many downs, the psychological challenges I faced, and somehow realizing that there will always be another side to the story-the question is just how and when do you get there."

Alice Merton has over 1B+ total global streams, with her breakthrough debut single “No Roots” being an international hit with 825MM+ streams, 1MM+ sales worldwide, and having nearly 1MM+ creations on TikTok. After her debut EP released in 2018, she was the #4 most Shazamed Artist that year.

Merton's previous TV performances include The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, LIVE! With Kelly and Ryan (x2), The Late Late Show with James Corden, and Good Day NY (x2). Alice Merton had a headline US tour after her debut. She has played major global festivals such as Coachella and also went on tour supporting Vance Joy. 

TRACKLISTING:

01. Loveback

02. Island
03. Future
04. Same Team
05. Blurry
06. Everything
07. Blindside
08. Shiny Things
09. 100 Stories
10. Hero
11. Mania
12. Vertigo
13. Breathe In, Breathe Out
14. Letting You Know
15. The Other Side