Today artist and producer Austel (Annie Rew Shaw) shares her divine new single ‘The Beach in December’ ahead of her upcoming live show at The Waiting Room on December 4 with Arthur Squawks.

The new single arrives alongside a gorgeously nostalgic music video shot with her brother Louie on Brighton beach on an old camcorder. Sharing more, Austel said: “This song has a very specific sense of place for me, but it’s also about reflection and looking back. So it felt fitting to retrace the steps of the journey within the video.”

Rich, soothing instrumental and meticulous lyricism reflect on the lasting impact that childhood has on our adult relationships. Beautifully cinematic, Austel wrote the track after a fleeting summer romance in Brighton ended amicably but sadly. Sharing more, she said: “I returned to the beach during the winter months (Bon Iver season) and reflected on how our childhood experiences impact how we move through the world. I decided to record the entire journey from Brighton beach to the train station, then the train back to London, on a Zoom recorder.  I wanted to create a memory for people to get lost in for a few minutes – travelling with the song along the beach, on the train. It still evokes a lot of memory – it’s a bit of a time capsule, which I think is the work of the field recordings.”