Milly Moon & The Velvet Isle return with heartfelt new single, ‘After Winter’

The second single from eclectic NZ/AU collaboration Milly Moon & Lyle Jenkins, is a soulful reflection on the quiet beauty of transformation.

Moon and Jenkins as ‘Milly Moon & The Velvet Isle’, are a fresh collaboration born of a deep friendship and musical partnership spanning over a decade. 

Bridging the Tasman divide of their homelands (Waihi, Aotearoa & Naarm, Australia) with a shared passion for authentic songwriting, Moon and Jenkins write for story over trend, their collaboration for the love of art, and serving as a natural complement to varied other solo and group projects in Aotearoa and Australia.

In the duo’s second single, Jenkins masterfully drives the track’s contemplative rhythm, while guest musicians Jake Underwood (guitar) and Thom Swain (Bass), lend an expertly understated depth as Moon’s vocals croon and soar in their trademark raw style.

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“This video is like a time capsule for me. There has been a huge amount of change in the year between filming and releasing, so rewatching it now, I’m finding new connections to the song, to my space and to my understanding of the need for transformation. I hope viewers get a feeling of calm and consider an acceptance of the impermanence of things. Lyle and I are proud to put it into the world as a reflection of this acceptance we’ve both fought, and submitted to.”

Set for release on May 23rd, After Winter is accompanied by a music video, produced by Moon, that captures the dream-like, meditative intimacy of her own home, a tiny whare on Te Ika A Maui’s east coast.

After Winter is a song to reground and remind of the simple joys of change and renewal.