Mini Miller Releases New Single ‘Love Me Like Me’
Mini Miller returns after 3 years with Love Me Like Me, a Pop anthem about self-acceptance and being surrounded by people who truly see you. It’s the moment you realise you don’t have to change to be loved – you’re enough just as you are.
“I was in high school and had become close with a group of Māori girls. For the first time, I felt connected to people who looked like me and shared similar experiences. That connection gave me new confidence in my identity, and the song came out of that moment. I remember sending a rough demo video to those friends – their reaction meant everything. It was the first time I felt I had created something that truly mattered, not just to me, but to them too.”
Built on a steady groove with guitar, bass and crispy drums simmering underneath, Love Me Like Me is littered with ambient synths and rich atmospheric layers, adding a dreamy, weightless quality like drifting through a memory. It’s the title track of Mini Miller’s forthcoming EP, due July 11th, looking back at her time in high school. Recorded three years ago, releasing it now “feels like opening a letter to my future self… It’s a bit messy, but in the best possible way – like a snapshot of all the different versions of myself at 17, trying to figure things out through sound.”
The EP was produced, engineered and mixed by Ōtautahi producer duo The Response (Andy and Vic Knopp) courtesy of NZ on Air Development funding. Working together over a number of sessions, Drew would bring songs in and they all worked together collaboratively on the sound and vision for each track. “We absolutely loved collaborating with Drew on this EP. We had so much fun exploring different sounds and textures with her, finding new ways to really let her voice shine.”
Love Me Like Me is out now via Winegum Records on all digital platforms. The EP of the same name is due out July 11th, and is available for digital download pre-orders on Bandcamp now.
