SLEEPING ON MY OWN - PRESS RELEASE

ABOUT THE TRACK: RELEASE DATE - 10 SEPTEMBER 2021 // PUBLISHER KYCKER

“The track is based on my experience being in the closet and getting a crush on my openly out friend. The fear and the risk I felt as a catholic school boy then meant that speaking the truth felt like my whole life could be devastated by it. Despite the fact there was clearly a vibe there. That positive feeling fills you with despair at the same time. When I think about how good I felt around that person, and equally how hard I was wishing it away. It was such a confusing and conflicted time.”

“I felt like an alien. I grew up genuinely believing that black men WEREN’T gay because they were simply nowhere to be seen. On television the POC and Queer characters were either plot devices, comic relief or murdered. Usually in the first five minutes.”

“Even after coming out, it’s a long journey to breaking that pattern. We have to stop redefining ourselves so we can be ‘normal’ and instead redefine ‘normal’ so we can be ourselves. Moving toward what you really want and need to be happy is a radical act. But a lot of that self-conflict is unseen and I wanted to write this song, in case there’s another kid like me who really believes that their feelings aren’t normal.”

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

ROB.GREEN is an independent singer/songwriter from Nottingham who draws from the R&B, Soul, Indie, Rock and Gospel music he was raised on to inspire the guitar led alt/soul music he makes. The singer and songwriter made his recording debut in 2012 with his debut EP Parlour Tricks, he released two more EP's, the latest of which (ROB.GREEN EP) debuted at number #34 and #3 in the iTunes Album and R&B chart respectively.

Rob draws great inspiration from his life growing up as mixed-race and gay in his hometown to write songs, unite and connect with audiences. He has won international critical acclaim for the innovative, continuous shot music video for Blue - the ROB.GREEN EP's debut single, which featured Game of Thrones star Joe Dempsie as a love interest that has turned sour, currently with over 44k streams.

An irrepressible and captivating live performer Rob has performed across the UK and Europe. Usually only armed with his loop pedal, acoustic guitar and signature soulful vocal; Rob has opened Arena shows for internationally acclaimed soul and pop acts, such as Earth Wind & Fire, Eric Bibb and Whitney Houston Hologram Tour.

In addition to over 150 live shows in the last three years alone; Rob’s last three singles have performed well on radio: BELIEF which immediately gained the attention of BBC Introducing's Dean Jackson. Receiving plays from Tom Robinson (BBC 6MUSIC) and Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) within one week of each other, his single LIFE GOES ON was featured on the BBC 6Music's Loud and Proud LGBTQ+ Playlist in 2021 after releasing his music video for the single, which was made during lockdown conditions using footage submitted by over 300 fans in quarantine.

His latest single Talking To My Demons (2021) has already been featured on BBC Introducing and been featured as Track of the Week and is the first in a series of singles candidly exploring identity, race, sexuality and mental wellbeing set for release over the next year.

SOCIALS:

INSTA/TWITTER: @ROBGREENMUSIC
FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/ROBGREENMUSIC
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0df2imDDwdkE9vkDAkbslb?si=H-JF90hST_CYj0Q1p2rLyQ&dl_branch=1
APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/rob-green/1214500775

CONTACT: team@robgreenmusic.com

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