Natalie Lew, best known as Sea Lemon, released her newest single, “Stay,” on March 25. The artist just announced her full-length debut, Diving For A Prize, which will be available to listeners June 13.
“Stay” expands on the gauzy Sea Lemon vibe with fuzzy guitars and loping drums. The single is a dreamy track that mimics natural wonder as Lew memorializes an old security guard sleeping in a thrift store, painting a picture of the man finally leaving work and never returning.
About “Stay,” Lew said:
“‘Stay’ was the first track I actively wrote for my record, and is a little vignette of a man I saw in a local thrift store. This older guy, probably in his 70s or 80s, was acting as a security guard at this thrift store near my house, but he was basically asleep on the couch the entire time I was there. I couldn’t stop thinking about him after I left, and wrote ‘Stay’ as a reaction to seeing this guy who I felt deserved to take a break. The song became a short story about him, and about how important I feel it can be to have someone in your life willing to telling you to take a step back and just relax.”
The songs in Lew’s upcoming album, Diving For A Prize, operate within the sphere between reality and fantasy where it is possible to dream that something out of the ordinary could occur.
About the upcoming album, Lew said:
“With these songs, I wanted to find a place for myself in the world.”
