Peri Rae is an artist who continues to go from strength to strength with notable streaming stats and festival appearances. We’re firm fans here at York Calling too.

By Graeme Smith

Peri’s music has been featuring on these pages since 2022 and we’ve shared it as recently as last month. Always welcome back on our blog, her latest single is an alternative rock exploration about self-sabotage and redemption called I Would.

The track gets going in laidback style with an R&B groove before Peri’s expressive vocal comes in. The lyrics bring tension during the verse before things explode into cathartic life in a powerful chorus. Things end big with a jangly, loud-quiet crescendo.

Written in collaboration with songwriter David Boyden and produced by Jos Shepherd, I Would is out now. You can give it a listen below.