18-year-old Byron Bay-raised, Sydney-based songwriter MAY-A has unveiled her latest single ‘Green’.
A track that manifests that she is poised for total pop domination. MAY-A is only three singles into her career, but she’s already proven that she’s a songwriting force to be reckoned with. Green is a masterclass observation of interpersonal relationships that evokes the Zoomer cynicism of Clairo or Beabadoobee
“Green is an outlook on the way that validation fuels the way we live, especially in green teens. Young, impressionable and desperate to be accepted by people they don’t even like,” explains MAY-A. “I wrote it when I was 15 and bored by the hierarchy of high school. It paints a picture of the things that teenagers think are important until they realise they aren’t.”
To celebrate the release of the single, we sent MAY-A through a few burning Get To Know questions, pop on ‘Green’ below and check out what she had to say.
Check out ‘Green’ by MAY-A:
How did your artist name come about?
Well my name is Maya and a lot of people automatically pronounce that in their heads as “myah”.
It was more of a lighthearted joke to point out the correct pronunciation, almost like the definitions on google.
How would you describe your music to your grandma?
I would say it’s a mixture of words she wouldn’t like, lyrics I hope remind her of sweet moments in her past, and references to songs from people she’s heard.
Tell us about a few of your tracks; their titles and what they’re about?
“Green” is a song about growing up, realising what’s important to you and what simply isn’t. It’s a comment on the hierarchy of high school and how validation and acceptance is a common theme through teenage life.
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“All Girls Aren’t The Same” is a twist of Juice WRLD’s ‘All Girls Are The Same’. A song about how women should know their worth, everyone is an individual with different quirks. someone told me a quote a while ago saying “if you smell shit everywhere you go, you should probably check your shoes” basically saying if you seem to have a problem with everyone, you’re most likely the problem.
What do you love about your hometown?
I have many places I consider my hometown but the common denominator is training wheels and dead end streets.
My favourite memory as a kid was playing basketball (terribly) in the middle of the road with the other kids that lived on the street.
Career highlight so far?
Tour for sure. Any tour. I always thought that the songwriting process was always going to be my one true love within music industry but that definitely changed as soon as I played my first show supporting Wafia.
Fave non-music hobby?
I really like skateboarding, but I will say just because you love something doesn’t mean you have to be good at it.
Whats on your dream rider:
1 x Grey Goose vodka
1,000 x chocolate covered strawberries
Those milk straw thingies that remind you of your childhood
1 x Matthew Healy from The 1975
Dream music collaboration?
I’d love to write with someone like Sasha Sloan or Lorde. It’d be absolutely insane (even as a suggestion) to do a crossover with King Princess and Clairo.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I’ll be 28, I’m hoping to have had a couple of albums out and continuing to work on music, maybe have helped others with their craft too. Really have a broad knowledge of different genres and instruments. I can’t even picture myself in two years, let alone ten, but I hope whatever I’m doing it’s music-related.
What’s your go-to karaoke song?
‘Mamma Mia’ Hands down.
