Young Summer’s new single “Make Waves” should have been the closing-credits song for the Oscar-winning movie The Shape Of Water. The video for the song (like the movie) involves a young woman falling in love with a reptilian creature. The music, however, has the tang of a Fleetwood Mac summer hit.
Young Summer is the stage name of Nashville artist Bobbie Allen, who has penned songs for artists like Ruston Kelly and Karen Elson. Her pandemic-delayed sophomore LP is slated for release this fall.
Says the artist: “‘Make Waves’ is a love song about letting go of control and being ok with whatever happens next, something that can be incredibly hard to do. For a lot of us, it can be rare that we let ourselves be fully vulnerable but when we do it’s euphoric. The production is meant to be hypnotic and evoke the feeling of letting go and it keeps you there as each section gets increasingly dreamy. The song is like a spell being cast. ‘Make Waves’ is evidence that I’ve, at least once, truly let go and the song is my trail of breadcrumbs. It can help guide me back when I need it.”
Listen to “Make Waves” below, or find it on your favorite streaming platform.
