Following the spellbinding return of ‘Something You Said’ in May, British-born, Paris-based artist ALA.NI releases her vibrant new single, ‘Summer Meadows’ — a sun-drenched celebration of the season’s arrival, and the second taste from her forthcoming album.

Rhythmically rich, ‘Summer Meadows’ blends ALA.NI’s delicate vocals with warm brass arrangements and deep contrabass tones. Drawing inspiration from Jamaican carnival and the nostalgia of winter daydreams, the track captures the joy and longing for sunshine.

“I definitely wrote this one under my duvet, wishing for sunshine,” says ALA.NI. “It was December 2023, and mentally, I was back in Jamaica.” The track features collaborator Clément Petit on cello — playing in place of traditional contrabass — and a radiant horn section by Okiel McIntyre, a musician ALA.NI met while living in Jamaica. “I needed someone who knew what Caribbean sunshine feels like. I called him out of the blue—and he just happened to be flying into Paris to play with The Skatalites a few days later, so I grabbed him.”

The accompanying video is as evocative as the track itself — made entirely from rare archive footage of Trinidad Carnival in 1959.

Co-produced once again with Petit (Asynchrone, Roseaux), the single expands the genre-fluid sound introduced with ‘Something You Said’ — where jazz, bossa nova, and calypso flow together with ease — with ‘Summer Meadows’ bringing a playful sense of groove and storytelling to the fore.