“Behind the piercing synths and heavy drums,” Liyah continues, “’Threads’ is a song that tackles really delicate emotions. The Feels Edit strips everything back and allows the emotion in my voice to carry the story”.

Threads (The Feels Edit)

“Your friends see their flaws, they might try to tell you, but you see nothing but perfection. Even these ups and downs are romanticised.”

Eora / Sydney-based artist and songwriter, Liyah Knight unveils her awaited sophomore EP, Travellers Guide out now via The Orchard. 

As an artist whose voice is uniquely intertwined with accessible yet nuanced storytelling, Liyah Knight’s next chapter explores a genre-defying musical narrative through the peaks and troughs of love, honouring the all-encompassing range of emotions and experiences along the way. Loosely guided by Kelley & Conner's 'Emotional Cycle of Change', the six-track EP sees Liyah team up with the likes of Diesel, Tasker, IAMMXO, Garret Kato and Penny Pariah, Korky Buchek and Cyrus, as she puts pen to paper navigating these myriad layers, from naivety in love and embracing the unfamiliar, through to a deeper understanding of the self. Traversing a personal, unique fusion of various sonic tones, from folk to indie-pop and more, Knight pin-points exact emotions via a journeyed bare-all approach to songwriting.

Liyah Knight says on the EP: “So, I've opened up, I've removed the layers, and I've let somebody in. Now what? Following my debut EP NESTING, Travellers Guide explores the journey of being open to the unfamiliar; Once we strip back our layers, we are ultimately allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and to be open to new experiences. In this instance, that new experience is love. Love is exciting, love is multidimensional, and love is enlightening.”

Travellers Guide opens to previously heard single, “Moon Baby”. The slow and steady swagger of an enunciated beat provides a backdrop to Liyah’s powerful heart-on-sleeve croons. Next up, the EP’s latest single “Hurricane” is a guitar-strumming love song, that could be suited for moonlit evenings pondering new feelings, or the accompaniment to a peaceful night spent in one’s own company. Liyah adds, it is “a story about basking in the bliss of new love. It's the early stage of a relationship heavily characterised by infatuation and simplicity; blind to any red flags." 

Liyah’s latest single, “Threads” follows, which after receiving a wealth of support across the airwaves including FBi Radio, Triple R, PBS and triple j, received a remix treatment from Foura and Chelsea Warner. The original stands proudly on its own, in its delicate intimacy and introspection before “Holiday” arrives next. Double-layered vocals enveloped in Liyah’s unmistakable smokey husk give the track an infectious stance, as Liyah asks, ‘is this another holiday for you?’. 

Next, the slower and swirling track “Riddle” is up, seeing Liyah’s vocals stand alone beneath a pitter-pattered beat. Here, her journey through love’s ups and downs reaches a level of self-awareness in the ownership of one’s own feeling, and climbs toward the EP’s final track, “No Strings”. A bittersweet song dedicated to defining the end of relationships, Liyah explores how it means to be attached, or to simply let things go in the climactic progression to self-enlightenment.

Listen today, as Liyah Knight unveils her sophomore work Traveller’s Guide, an EP that showcases her uncanny ability for expressing what moves us in love and life with unwavering assertion, expertise and authenticity.

Hurricane

Threads - Remixes

Threads (FOURA Remix)

Cheers

Threads

Threads (Chelsea Warner Remix)

Nesting

Yikes

Tipsy

Moon Baby

Mine

Better Unsaid

Energy

Somebody, You

My name is Alliyah Cici Adejoke Fareo, but you can call me Liyah Knight. I was born in Sydney to an Australian-Italian Mum and Nigerian-Australian father.

From a young age I took to writing as a means of expression. Today I am sharing my debut track “Mine”.

This track is very personal to me, because while independence has helped me grow, being alone left me in a room filled with memories and feelings to unpack.

Liyah Knight and respected Brisbane rapper Nerve team up for Cheers. The two of them created the track last year during the COVID lockdown with production handled by Korky Buchek

Liyah Knight x Nerve - Cheers

My name is Alliyah Cici Adejoke Fareo, but you can call me Liyah Knight. From a young age I took to writing as a means of expression; a safe haven if you will, in the midst of unpacking and reassembling the way I see myself and the world around me.

Liyah Knight

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