New Audio: Hamburg’s BOVIY Shares Hook-Driven and Atmospheric “Berlin Is A Liar”

BOVIY is an emerging and rising Hamburg-based alt-pop artist. And with her work she addresses important social issues and advocates for marginalized people while loudly expresses the demands, desires and thoughts of a strong, confident and vibrant young woman. Last year, Vogue Germany named her as one of the top six up-and-coming female artists — and bolstering that achievement, she has already opened for the likes of Jessie Ware and James Morrison.

The German artist’s latest single “Berlin Is A Liar” is a slickly produced, hook-driven bit of 80s inspired pop that recalls St. Lucia, Haerts, ACES, Jef Barbara and others: Pulsing bass synth oscillations, glistening synths stabs, bursts of strummed guitar and stuttering beats and a sparse, almost minimalist bridge featuring twinkling keys serve as a lush soundscape for BOVIY’s achingly tender, yearning delivery. While being a Top 40 radio friendly bop, “Berlin Is A Liar” reveals an artist, who seems to effortlessly craft a remarkably catchy hook while anchoring the song in seemingly lived-in, bittersweet experience.

As the German artist explains, “Berlin Is A Liar” is a walk through late-night/early-morning Berlin: The burst of sunrise just on the horizon, and the streets full of revelers returning home. But at that point of the night, the sense of fun and freedom began to fade, and a sense of loneliness and melancholy beings to take hold.