The second single from eclectic NZ/AU duo Milly Moon & Lyle Jenkins is a soulful reflection on the quiet beauty of transformation.
Performing as Milly Moon & The Velvet Isle, this fresh collaboration is rooted in a decade-long friendship and creative partnership, now blossoming into something truly special.
Bridging the Tasman divide of their homelands (Waihi, Aotearoa & Naarm, Australia) with a shared passion for authentic songwriting, Moon and Jenkins write for story over trend, their collaboration for the love of art, and serving as a natural complement to varied other solo and group projects in Aotearoa and Australia.
In the duo’s second single, Jenkins masterfully drives the track’s contemplative rhythm, while guest musicians Jake Underwood (guitar) and Thom Swain (Bass), lend an expertly understated depth as Moon’s vocals croon and soar in their trademark raw style.
Set for release on May 23rd, After Winter is accompanied by a music video, produced by Moon, that captures the dream-like, meditative intimacy of her own home, a tiny whare on Te Ika A Maui’s east coast. On the video milly says:
“This video is like a time capsule for me. There has been a huge amount of change in the year between filming and releasing, so rewatching it now, I’m finding new connections to the song, to my space and to my understanding of the need for transformation.
I hope viewers get a feeling of calm and consider an acceptance of the impermanence of things. Lyle and I are proud to put it into the world as a reflection of this acceptance we’ve both fought, and submitted to.”
After Winter is a song to reground and remind of the simple joys of change and renewal.
MILLY MOON & THE VELVET ISLE
Single Release: After Winter
Release Date: May 23, 2025
Pre-save on all platforms: https://music.drm.co.nz/after-winter
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Learn more about Milly Moon:
Milly Moon: A Force of Nature in Music
Eclectic NZ/AU Collaboration ‘Milly Moon & The Velvet Isle’ Debut with Soulful Single ‘I AM’
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