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Premiere: Cilia — 'Hardcore Heartbreak'

  • June 15, 2016
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'Hardcore Heartbreak' is one of the best song­titles of 2016. It's also one of the best songs of 2016.

As you may already know, Swedish singer Cilia has form when it comes to good pop music.

  • 'Silhouettes In Slow' Motion from last September: brilliant.
  • 'Wilder Than The Wind' from a couple of months before that: brilliant as well.
  • 'Clearly' from just before that: ALSO BRILLIANT.

Cilia worked on 'Hardcore Heartbreak' with previous col­lab­or­at­ors Alx Go and Kim W (who've also worked with Tove Lo and Icona Pop) but this track marks a huge step forward, packs an abso­lutely massive post-chorus at the 1:50 mark, and sounds like a global breakout hit.

The quote she's chosen to share with the world regarding 'Hardcore Heartbreak' is as follows: "People tell me stories about their breakups, but in some way I always end up having the craziest ones."

This is a massive song and it deserves an equally massive audience. It's coming out in a couple of months on Roxy Recordings; you can follow Cilia on Facebook, Instagram and SoundCloud.

WHAT A SONG.

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