SPOTLIGHT: Gigi Perez Announces New Album ‘At The Beach, In Every Life’
SPOTLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT
☆ BY ISHA MERCHANT ☆
Gigi Perez is announcing her newest album At The Beach, In Every Life, dropping April 25. The album will feature “Sailor Song,” her Billboard Hot 100 hit, known for its queer themes. At The Beach, In Every Life is one of her most vulnerable pieces to date. She wrestles with her grief surrounding the loss of her late sister Celene.
The album itself spans various themes of faith, as she grapples with complicated feelings surrounding beliefs and religion. She learns to love by the end of the album, making it a beautiful piece. Perez makes a deeply intimate album, where she includes voice memos from her late sister. It makes it a beautifully woven album, as we see Perez open up her world to her now global audience.
“Sailor Song” has brought Perez to the forefront of pop. Her hit single “Sailor Song,” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, and has continued to chart for 31 weeks. The song itself has over 1 billion streams. She is now a household name, averaging over 28 million monthly listeners on Spotify. She is one of the biggest acts to be watching this year. Her raw vocal talent and her ability to mix themes of queerness and religiosity within her lyrics make her newest album one to look out for.
Gigi Perez initially shared “Sailor Song” on TikTok, where she immediately became viral. The song has caught fire, with over 100,000 videos using it. She has spread past the platform, as fans have avidly streamed her music. Some have shared deeply intimate stories of how her music has helped them reconcile with their own struggles with queerness and identity, allowing her to create a personal connection with her audience. They see themselves in her, which translates to her success. Her talent as a singer has allowed her to fill a space within Gen Z to inspire them to look for hope, even in the toughest of situations.
Definitely check out At the Beach, In Every Life, it is not one to miss.
