forever an Astrophe Icon, our favorite cover star, Isabella Manfredi has released her first single ‘Jealousy’, to give us a taste of whats to come on her forthcoming solo album. we are listening. on repeat.

“Jealousy’ was the very first song I wrote in London with producers Rich Cooper and Johnny Latimer (though there was a brief stint in Berlin with Anton Newcombe – another story). I did the demo vocals in one or two takes and they are what you hear on the record. It was one of those essential and immediate co-writing experiences where I couldn’t tell where I ended and the others began, and I’m truly grateful to both Johnny and Rich, masters of their craft, for helping me shape the shock and anger I was feeling that day into a lean, mean pop song. “

This silky, slick, saucy video, directed by Byron Sponsor, Isabella says, “I was pretty pregnant by the time we got to conceiving a video for Jealousy, and the two things already felt so incongruent and ludicrous - a song about an unfaithful, embittered ex, meanwhile I’m happily committed and pregnant and moving on with my life! I loved the idea of flipping the concept to be about creative - even energetic - jealousy. I’m bigger, I’m fuller, I’m making life, I’m making pasta, I’m selling you the dream, I’m in my element.

Meanwhile this ‘Wake in Fright’ type male fan is becoming obsessed with my baby belly. It’s just so funny. Byron and I have known each other for years and it was my absolute dream to work with him on this with an amazing team.“

We cannot wait for more.

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