better joy has shared new single ‘quiet thing’, taken from forthcoming debut EP ‘heading into blue’, set for release on 28th March.
The Manchester-based artist, also known as Bria Keely, is following up her first release of 2025, ‘waiting on time’.
“‘Quiet thing’ is one of those songs that has taken on so many different lives since its original conception,” Keely explains. “I was originally inspired by someone close to me, who at the time was describing the quiet type of love he needed from his partner when going through a tough time. It got me thinking how important it is to not take the quiet moments in relationships for granted. I suppose I wanted to write an ode to those moments, but I didn’t want it to be sweet-sounding; I wanted the lyrics to be against music that had a bit of grit to offset the sweetness.”
The six-track EP, produced by Mike Hedges, includes previous singles ‘waiting on time’, ‘carnival’ and ‘what a day’, alongside ‘quiet thing’ and two new tracks, ‘couldn’t run forever’ and ‘can I land the plane?’.
better joy’s upcoming dates in full read:
FEBRUARY
25 Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands (supporting Kawala)
MARCH
13 Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, UK (supporting M60)
27 Garage, Glasgow, UK
28 Zero, Newcastle, UK
29 Dead Wax, Birmingham, UK
30 Bodega, Nottingham, UK
APRIL
1 The Louisiana, Bristol, UK
3 Old Blue Last, London, UK
4 Night & Day, Manchester, UK
5 The Joiners, Southampton, UK
10 V11, Rotterdam, Netherlands
11 Supersonic, Paris, France
MAY
3 Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool, UK
4 Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool, UK
9 Focus Wales, Wrexham, UK
16 London Calling, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17 London Calling, Amsterdam, Netherlands
JUNE
14 Golden Touch Festival, Portsmouth, UK
JULY
26 Together Again Festival, Chester, UK
27 Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
AUGUST
3 Y Not Festival, Derbyshire, UK
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