German-based artist M. Byrd releases ethereal new single "Only a Feeling"

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M Byrd Only a feeling
M. Byrd (Photo Credit: Miriam Marlene)

German-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer M. Byrd has released his manically ethereal new single "Only A Feeling". M. Byrd unearths universality from intensely personal songwriting. In 2020, he turned heads with the single "Mountain", followed by "Morning Sun", gaining millions of streams and praise from Ones To Watch, Earmilk, Atwood, etc. At the end of 2020, he holed up in Detmold, Germany in a WWII-era British Corps squash hall rechristened as a studio with producer Eugen Koop to create The Seed. Leaving his mark on each level of the music, M. Byrd personally plays guitar, synthesizers and bass on the record. After generating 10 million-plus streams and acclaim from outlets worldwide, he continues to perfect his vision on his 2023 debut LP, The Seed [Nettwerk].

Powered by a vintage OP1 drum machine, the track features airy guitars weaving around a steady beat as he tries to capture the essence of a panic attack in a song. M. Byrd explains, "I have a close friend who deals with panic attacks on a regular basis. It’s crazy to think of how something just triggers such a powerful reaction where a person has an outburst out of nowhere and ends up gasping for air. The drums even mirror this shortness of breath".

I personally fell in love with this song, both for its meaning (I dealed with panic attacks in the past and still struggling a bit now and then) and for its melody and rhythm that, on the opposite, calm me down. Sounds also like a perfect tune to hear on a car drive with the windows down on a beautiful spring day. "Only A Feeling" follows the release of M. Byrd’s previous singles "Seed", "Flood", "Over You / Over Me" and "Outside Of Town", all off his debut full-length album The Seed out June 16th!

M. Byrd has also announced a handful of European shows, starting September 14th in Paris and wrapping on October 20th in Wien. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit M. Byrd’s website HERE.

M Byrd tour dates
M. Byrd Tour Dates

"Only a feeling"

It is never over

And she's under water

Yes she's feeling it tonight

It is coming closer

As her breath gets shorter

And it's falling now it's falling from her eyes

It's a shadow in the dark

And she's following the signs

She was waiting for it

It has been calling

It's been calling for her calling all the the time

And it is coming closer

As her breath gets shorter

And it's falling now it's falling from her eyes

It's a shadow in the dark

And it's living in her mind

It is falling from her eyes

M Byrd Only a feeling
M. Byrd

Instagram: @mbyrdddddddd

Website: mbyrddd.com

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