We have the one and only Nadia Berry on the phone! Nadia, how are you?Hi, Ryan! It's been a minute, right? I'm very well thank you, how are you?
All good, Nads. So you're phoning up very early for us on a very special occassion, is that right?You could say that. (laughs) I'm actually very excited to be sharing the world premiere of my new single with you guys, I've been waiting for this moment for so long now. All my fans have been tweeting me "Rahhhh, hurry up with new music!" and it feels good to finally be giving them what they've been asking for!
I think I was one of those fans.Oh dear. (laughs) Well then you're in luck, sweetie!
And we're gonna play that in just a moment. You're currently on the Reckless Infinity Tour right now, how's that going?So good! Me and the girls are loving it, we haven't toured in a while and this is really the only form of touring we're doing for
Make a Scene, it's a lot more relaxed and we're really enjoying being a part of something so exciting and with loads of other talented acts, it's great. I've met a load of the artists on the tour and they're all lovely, it's a nice thing to be a part of.
You've also got your new album Diamond in the Rough coming out next year, correct?Correct.
Tell us a little bit about that, any exclusive details?Welll... I can't tell you too much at this stage, but it's an album I've been working on throughout the whole of this year and it's been an amazing journey to watch this record grow into what it is now. I've not exactly made two albums this year, but I made two versions of it, it all started out very acoustic and slow and then new stuff happened in my life and I just wanted to kick it up a notch, throw in some electric guitars and make it really powerful. I like to think of it as the older sister to
Open Heart Surgery, she's a little more aggressive, but she means well. (laughs)
That was definitely a personal album to you, do you consider this new album just as, if not more?I would actually say even more so, yeah. Just because for that album, I was addressing a lot of stuff in my past that I felt needed to be addressed. Whereas this album, everything I wrote about happened in the present, I'd feel something and I'd instantly write about it and record the song, the emotion you hear in the vocals was what I was really feeling at that moment in time. It's an emotional rollercoaster of an album, I'm not going to say it's all dark and emotional and blah blah blah, there's definitely some light hearted moments, it just naturally came to be like that. You're getting the first piece of the album today, I'm quite sad in a way!
Why is that?I don't know if you'll understand, or if anyone will. But I've worked on this record longer than I have for any album in all my years of being a musician, when something is held so close to you for that long, you kinda feel protective of it like an obsessive mother! I don't know, it's just hard to put new stuff out, knowing you're putting it out there for it to be freely scrutinised and ripped apart by the media. It's all good though, because my fans are finally getting to hear it. That's what matters.
That is, exactly. And what about the new single we're about to hear?"Make It Right" was one of the first songs I wrote for this album and it's stuck with me throughout the whole process as a lead single contender, so I think that says a lot about the track itself, I had to stay with it for that reason. It's one of the more lighter moments on the album, about a turbulent relationship that's constantly on the rocks and not as secure as you wish it was, but the intimate moments always help to heal things for the time-being. It's got an almost 80s vibe, it's really funky and has that great singalong quality to it, I think a lot of people will like it for that reason.
Enough teasing, Berry! Shall we play it?Let's! Here's my new single "Make It Right", I hope you enjoy it.
Click here for track descriptionAnother night spent in different beds
With an imaginary gun pointed to your head
All these thoughts that you make me discover
Love and hate ain't very far from one another
And babe, it's our greatest talent
Each day brings a new challenge
A kiss could turn into a word-made war
But we always get past it all
Stupid, stupid games that we've always played
We fight to look forward to the making up
So I'll kiss your lips to keep your mouth shut
Stupid, stupid games played in our own special way
Cause tonight, we're gonna get straight to loving
We'll make the bad between us fade to nothing
I just want you to go and dim the light
Cause tonight, we're gonna make it rightMake it right, oh, oh, make it right
Tonight, we're gonna make it right, make it right
Make it right, oh, oh, make it right
Tonight, we're gonna make it right, make it right
You and me, we're far from the ordinary
Said you and me, it always felt so legendary
So let me loosen up that heart made of steel
We're hurting from meaningless curses, but we'll heal
The truth lies in your eyes, that's why I'm still here
Your loving always helps to seal the deal
Stupid, stupid games that we've always played
We fight to look forward to the making up
So I'll kiss your lips to keep your mouth shut
Stupid, stupid games played in our own special way
Cause tonight, we're gonna get straight to loving
We'll make the bad between us fade to nothing
I just want you to go and dim the light
Cause tonight, we're gonna make it rightMake it right, oh, oh, make it right
Tonight, we're gonna make it right, make it right
Make it right, oh, oh, make it right
Tonight, we're gonna make it right, make it right
I'm gonna make it right, tonight
And when your mind's screaming out for help
I'm gonna make you see, make you believe
That there's no need to be scared
Dim the afternoon sky into a starry midnight
There's a fire in your heart that I'm yet to ignite
So I'll take out the dark with the brightest light
Start a wildfire to burn away these lonely nights
Stupid, stupid games that we've always played
We fight to look forward to the making up
So I'll kiss your lips to keep your mouth shut
Stupid, stupid games played in our own special way
Cause tonight, we're gonna get straight to loving
We'll make the bad between us fade to nothing
I just want you to go and dim the light
Cause tonight, we're gonna make it right