Pouring herself into each of her releases, BEKA has become renowned for sharing intimate and empowering stories through her music. Her previous release ‘Tears’ was inspired by her ADHD diagnosis, while her triumphant second EP Your Skin explored themes of identity and self acceptance. Opening her heart for new single ‘Vulnerable’, BEKA surrenders herself to love and all of its complexities. Through moments of light and shade, the track’s delicate pop sound builds to anthemic levels as BEKA’s intense emotion bleeds through and she experiences pure, unadulterated love.

Speaking of the inspiration behind ‘Vulnerable’ BEKA explains: “’Vulnerable’ started after being asked “what are you afraid to write about’? and I found myself saying “love”. Has it been talked about too much? Was it too boring? How do you write about the reality of what it is to keep a vow to someone… the unsexy bits? I’ve seen a lot of love fail and I’ve lost a lot of people I love, but still, there is nothing quite like leaning into the vulnerability of love. Musically we wanted to mirror the slow, creeping in, and then the all encompassing feeling that is love and vulnerability. The feeling that makes you want to just wail a bit then speak quietly, but also something that feels like this very private anthem in your heart. ‘Vulnerable’ is line by line so many things I feel, and I guess, it feels pretty vulnerable to be able to finally put it in a song.”

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Capturing BEKA’s feelings of catharsis upon learning she has ADHD, ‘Tears’ is an energetic, high-tempo offering that’s her most personal song to date. Its 80s-inspired pop soundscape is driven by power chords and thumping synths, with BEKA’s freeing vocals speaking of no longer needing to mask or worry about her self-confessed “internal chaos”.

Speaking of the inspiration behind ‘Tears’ BEKA explains: “I was in a session feeling a familiar overwhelm and internal chaos, so I took a moment to step out, make some tea and then started to cry. I was so overcome by how often I felt like a whirlwind, unable to be ‘an adult’ bringing a little trail of chaos to ‘everyone’ and I felt done with being like that. I’d been running against this same wall for some time and it led me to ask some questions about myself. This process led me to the most profound moment of my adult life, as I learned I am neurodivergent and have ADHD. This moment came as a huge relief, suddenly realising that so many of those internal battles were actually symptoms. It made me think about the tears that follow chaos, and how they feel acutely comforting as they’re a soft reminder that, at worst… you can still feel. And if you’re feeling, you’re still alive, and if you’re still alive then you still have something to give to the world.

“I started writing this song unaware of having ADHD and then wrote the bridge post diagnosis as a real letter to myself to say that I no longer need to mask, regardless of how ugly the process, I’ve been there before and I’ve survived it.”

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