New Song Of The Day: Thomston – Magnolia ft. Zeph

Good morning!! Today we bring you a new song from Thomston with a little help from Zeph.

The song is Magnolia and it’s a preview of what to expect when Thomston’s debut album rolls out later this year. Here’s the record company blurb with details:

Following the recent release of “JPA989”, THOMSTON shares his intoxicating new single ‘Magnolia’, a heartfelt duet alongside rising artist Zeph. The release is the second chapter of Thomston’s journey taking his fans from New Zealand to Los Angeles, sonically and visually exploring the brightness of new romance transforming into the dark twisted fate of a love affair that crashes and burns.

According to Thomston, “‘Magnolia’ is about that yearning for a different place, very much living inside a ‘grass is greener’ mentality. It touches on isolation, loneliness and tries to paint a picture of a utopian summer where a struggling relationship could thrive. The song was originally written solo but I felt like it would really benefit from a shift in perspective that would fill in the blanks of the story and Zeph came back with some unfiltered angst that I think is incredible.”

Up and comer Zeph (Zephani Jong) felt the same way about the collaboration, explaining, “I’ve actually been a huge fan of Thomston since 2015 so making this song with him has been a dream come true… [the] lyrics really hit close to home…”

A “New Zealand art-r&b aesthete,” (The Fader) THOMSTON has honed an intriguing sound of his own with inspiration from Frank Ocean and James Blake and a razor-sharp pen reminiscent of Taylor Swift and Lorde.

In 2018, his anthemic single ‘THE HEIGHTS’ soared to #1 on the Hot NZ Pop Chart leading to an MTV EMA nomination for Best New Zealand Artist, joining the ranks of Lorde, Benee, Kimbra and more. The lyrics “so if I fall, it’ll be cause I jumped and if I jump it’ll be because I’m reaching the heights,” are symbolic of his steady rise to recognition. By 2019, he had been named One To Watch from the likes of Triple J in Australia to KCRW statewise as his follow-up single ‘ACID RAIN’ (both self-written and produced) became his most well-received release to date.

Since he emerged with his debut record TOPOGRAPH as a teenager, New Zealand’s best kept secret has amassed over 150 million streams worldwide, toured in support of Broods and Billie Eilish, and received acclaim from tastemakers such The Fader, Noisey, NYLON, Pigeons & Planes and COMPLEX among others.

Thomston’s sophomore album featuring ‘Magnolia’ is set for Spring 2021.