It feels like forever for X3M singer’s album “Simisola”

Simi’s new album "Simisola" is coming in September. And while it is less than a month away, there’s a feeling that it is still taking too long.

Simi is an elite talent, one of that rare breed of artists who have the power to build a strong emotional connection via their art. The emotions she weaves threw her records are contagious, spilling from earphones to heartstrings. And fans want more. More music.

It does feels like Simi has been around forever. Since she relaunched her career under X3M music in 2014, with the release of two singles – ‘Tiff’, ‘E no go funny’ – she has grown her music and her celebrity.

Using her paranormal vocals, and production which seeks to elevate it, she has ridden into many hearts. Away from the music, Simi is special because of the feelings she evokes in fans. Her petite figure, boyish charms, off the cuff humour, and her ability to throw herself into the engineering end of music, creates a potent combination, which fuses artistry, girl-next-door behaviour and crushing looks. She’s like the girl down the street that everyone loves because she has a smart mouth, kicks football and whoops asses on PS4.

It gets even better when you connect with the art. You crush on her and listen to her music, which makes the bond stronger.

3 years is a long time since she first hit the radar under X3M Music. In that time she has found a way to grow her music and her celebrity, by exploring her chemistry with Falz, while the public connects the dots between her and Adekunle Gold. It’s all coming together for her, with each new single, and an album is the logical culmination of her work so far.

In the final quarter of 2016, sources close to the singer revealed to Pulse that Simi had taken time off, after the release of “Chemistry”, her joint EP with Falz, to focus on creating her album. The time away was useful. Follow Simi on Snapchat, and you would find her throwing herself at her music while making it all seem like a breeze.

In a recent interview with NotjustOK TV, Simi spoke about the delay in releasing her debut album, confessing that she was scared as much as she was excited about the project.

She said, “I’m so excited and I am also a bit scared because I know a lot of work is going to go into it. I’m a perfectionist, my producer is a perfectionist so between us there probably is gonna be a lot of stress… I wassupposed to have dropped my album last year but it did not because we were going to drop the Chemistry EP (with Falz) plus it wasn’t ready.”

Simi is a cerebral artist. One who cares about artistry as much as balancing it with commercial value. She has stuck to her genre of folk, R&B and soul, without compromising much for the market. The music comes through with a stellar quality that is approved by the consumers. The only complaint generally has been the scarcity of more music.

But “Simisola” album has been announced, and with it comes the promise of more music. Simi, for all her releases, gives off the impression that there are more layers to her artistry than her singles can reveal. An album provides us all with that opportunity to dig deeper into her artistry, enjoy great music and achieve entertainment .

That’s why September feels too far away. We want it now!