Following the rousing response to her much-loved recent singles ‘Do You Want To Be Honest?’ and ‘It’s Never Easy (Leaving Someone Behind)’, and a nomination earlier this week for the Dutch peer voted annual Zilveren Notenkraker award (Silver Nutcracker), Dutch/Surinamese singer-songwriter néomí continues the support for her new EP Another Year Will Pass by offering up her tender new swoon ‘Trigger’.

Continuing that lovelorn aesthetic she has become synonymous with over the years, ‘Trigger’ sits as a raw and emotionally unfiltered ballad about the quiet devastation of loving someone you know you can’t keep. Centred on the impossible choice between holding on and letting go, the song captures the tension of inevitable heartbreak, where every path leads to pain.

Speaking about the new release, she said, “The song is so real and painful I don’t think it needs a lot of explaining. It’s about being deeply in love with someone you know it will not work with. You’ve never felt like you really want to hold on, but you know either way it’s going to hurt. Staying or leaving. Preparing your heart for the inevitable hurt and difficulties that come with that.”

Video director Dirkje Duwel gives some insight into the visual for ‘Trigger’, “for this video, we drew inspiration from the iconic western stand-off. In a subtle, charged atmosphere, Neomi and Anna engage in a delicate challenge, gradually finding their way back to each other. Through the use of point-of-view shots and the intricate exchange of glances, we aimed to convey the tension to the viewer. Bringing this emotion to life on screen was a truly rewarding challenge.”