{"id":5454,"date":"2023-08-09T23:22:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/?p=5454"},"modified":"2023-08-13T23:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T22:30:02","slug":"ailis-give-me-just-a-little-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/ailis-give-me-just-a-little-bit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ailis\u00a0&#8211; (Give Me) Just A Little Bit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve thought long and hard about how I want this site to respond to music, and I&#8217;ve come to the conclusion it should feel like a conversation between friends. Music blogs proved to be at their most effective in the mid 2000s, when they operated as a community, and new music was a curated experience. I can&#8217;t compete with the resources of the major media outlets, but I can offer a personal and trusted voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-instrumentalist <strong>Ailis<\/strong> (pronounced Ay-Lish was discovered courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevpme.com\/\">The VPME<\/a>  and it is my belief moving forward that northern writers should consciously  be working towards a more collaborative era. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I often talk about the joy of hearing a raw demo for the first time, knowing you&#8217;ve unearthed a tiny bit of treasure, but equally exhilarating is watching an artist develop and fully realise their potential.  Ailis is certainly on her way, having previously been an in-demand session musician with artists such as <strong>PINS<\/strong>, she announces her arrival with the mesmerizing  and entirely self-produced single  <strong>(Give Me) Just A Little Bit<\/strong>, demonstrating a knack for a pop hook that feels both radio friendly, but with enough gritty edge rumbling underneath to really turn heads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the story in creating this project is far more compelling than technical ability alone. having overcome hearing loss as a child, her sensitivity to vibration has provided Ailis with a distinctly unique perspective. She explains, \u201c<em>My journey in music unconventionally started when meningitis led to single-sided deafness because it changed the way that I heard and felt music forever. As a deaf, female musician, I am proud to be releasing my music and representing my communities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(give me) Just a Little Bit official video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANSbcayTX_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it&#8217;s pretty important at this point to highlight the exceptional photography by Manchester based <a href=\"http:\/\/debbie%20ellis\/\">Debbie Ellis<\/a> who has certainly built a reputation for delivering memorable press images. As part of the release and to amplify the lyrics, a \u2018tongue-in-cheek\u2019 visual project was created, where Ailis became abstract pieces of furniture. Debbie said \u201c<em>We were particularly excited about shooting the lamp piece because it\u2019s that idea that society\u2019s expectation is we\u2019re meant to look great and light up a room, but at the same time, stand in the corner and be quiet\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ailis-Lamp__Credit-Debbie-Ellis-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5507\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ailis-Lamp__Credit-Debbie-Ellis-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ailis-Lamp__Credit-Debbie-Ellis-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ailis-Lamp__Credit-Debbie-Ellis-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ailis-Lamp__Credit-Debbie-Ellis-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ailis-Lamp__Credit-Debbie-Ellis-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.thisistruluv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ailis-Lamp__Credit-Debbie-Ellis.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100087379567916\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ailismackay\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@slaylishplays\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve thought long and hard about how I want this site to respond to music, and I&#8217;ve come to the conclusion it should feel like a conversation between friends. Music blogs proved to be at their most effective in the mid 2000s, when they operated as a community, and new music was a curated experience. 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