10 Sep 2025
Shine
Madeleine Rose Witney
WE SAY
Released last week, 'Shine' is the latest single from Madeleine Rose Witney. Dreamy on the surface yet laced with unease, the track paints the image of a woman walking home alone, vulnerable yet defiant, watched over by an imagined celestial chorus. Taken from her forthcoming EP, the song blends late-night jazz and swing with classic singer-songwriter tones to create a deceptively dreamy nocturnal ode. Its lilting melody sits against stark lyrical truths (“can this fist full of keys save you on this balmy eve”), making 'Shine' a quietly powerful hymn to resilience – both haunting and empowering. Drawing comparisons to Charlotte Gainsbourg, Weyes Blood and Aldous Harding, Witney weaves retro glamour and noirish storytelling into a sound that feels at once classic and contemporary. A self-styled torch singer for the modern age, she delivers here a single that is as evocative as it is timeless. Watch the video here. Fresh off sold-out shows, including last night's Servant Jazz Quarters gig, she next headlines The Troubadour on 30 September. If this is modern torch singing, we're here for it.
CONTACTS
Label: Aaron Watts, 5dB Records
Distributor: Gray Warner, Jonny Blyth & Rosa Weiner, Proper Music
Radio: Guy Ripper & Dave Rajan, Got Your Back
Streaming: Joé Blais, Got Your Back
Digital: Angie Rudge / Liam Cockbain, Got Your Back
Press & Online: Lorraine Long, Longevity PR
Photo Credit: Reuben Bastienne-Lewis
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