Aunty MNGO Airs New Single ‘LUV-B1C1: The Brightest Timeline (ELGNCE)’

Aunty MNGO is a new project from Melbourne artist Samuel Stopforth who is making a unique blend of electro-funk, alt-R&B/soul music that could be likened to a mix between Winston Surf-shirt, Genesis Owusu & Mac Miller. Aunty MNGO is giving us a taste of this ornate sound and style with a cruisey funked up treat called ‘LUV-B1C1: The Brightest Timeline (ELGNCE)’ which also comes with news of a whole new EP that he has planned for release in the coming months. While Aunty MNGO is a solo project, Samuel does work quite closely with his good friend and flatmate Corey Ernsdoerfer, aka Younique.

‘The Brightest Timeline’ is a very easy song to enjoy with its funky baseline, sparkling percussions and soothing melodies, but as Samuel reveals below, the meaning behind the song actually comes from quite a dark place. Aunty MNGO elaborates:

“Contrary to its sunny and euphoric vibe, this song was born out of a very dark place. I was experiencing peak anxiety from the culmination of Melbourne’s six lockdowns over 18 months. In hindsight, I feel that this song was very much an omen that would go on to signify me pushing out of that mental space and breaking free from the shackles of my depression that had held my heart and mind captive for far too long. Just before Covid hit, I started what would become the longest relationship of my life so far. Due to the turbulent times that we were all living in, the relationship would bear a similar quality. Although I loved this person very much, it wasn’t enough. In my experience it never is…because no matter how much we love another person we can never in-turn accept their love if we do not first love ourselves and accept ourselves for exactly who we are in the present moment. A week after this song was written I was diagnosed with ADHD, a subject I had spent 6 years running from.”

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