MOONSEA Finds Magic On New Single + Video ‘Power Cut’

moonsea invites you into a flickering world of feeling with her new single Power Cut, out now.

Born in Manchester, UK, moonsea spent her school years in Auckland before moving to Melbourne in 2013 to study medicine, where she began to experiment with music production and released two EPs under her first artist project Sympholily: ‘Lights’ (2017) and ‘Baby Blue’ (2020). Since then, she’s blossomed into moonsea and found her signature sound: a blend of classical, electronic and pop rock sounds soaked in nostalgia.

Her newest single is a tender ballad with an old soul, pulling you into its universe with bird-like synths twittering over lilting keys and guitars. Power Cut is easy to get lost in, with its ephemeral layering, vivid storytelling, and moonsea’s angelic vocals. This single feels like a slow dance, an intimate moment between two people who were meant to be.

A love song to the magic built into the mundane, Power Cut pays homage to the romance that can be found in all parts of life with the right person, and makes a wish for it to never fade. “As a child I always felt there was something a bit exciting about a power cut… in those hours of darkness, huddled on the living room floor with our half-burned candles, it felt like time had stopped and we’d entered an alternate reality. This was a universe for telling secrets and holding hands, and I had the distinct feeling that anything might happen. I imagined what it might be like to be in such a situation with someone you were secretly in love with… The rest of the song blossomed from there.”

Its music video shares this feeling of intimacy, with handycam shots from the studio spliced between close-ups that feel like a conversation between moonsea and the viewer, and a colour palette that’s warm in spite of the darkness.