MAREYA SHARES NEW SINGLE 'ADHD & ME'

Listen to the song below!

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Melbourne-based Māori pop artist Mareya has dropped her new single, ADHD & Me.

Documenting the challenges of living ADHD, the song is a candid and powerful anthem about the the artist spending portions of her life and trying to grapple with the nuances of her own mind - and the relief that accompanied her diagnosis.

“ADHD & Me is a song that encapsulates the ADHD experience while also touching on the sense of freedom I had when I finally knew what was going on with me. Knowing the reasons why I did the things I did allowed me to lift a lot of self blame off me for being the way I am. I finally had an explanation and it was like a lightbulb moment for me.”

Recorded in her very own home studio in Melbourne, with co-production by Younique, mixing by Lachie Milne and mastering by Nic Barnshaw, the song strives to approach its delicate topic with the care and consideration that it deserves. With energy put into creating the perfect sonic palette to accompany the songs thematic nature.

“There was a choice that had to be made when writing the song, do I make it a ballad or do I make it fun?" Mareya shares. "If I make it fun, does it invalidate the experience? I chose to make the song mostly fun and upbeat because the lyrics capture the truth of the song and I wanted fellow ADHDer’s to at least have something upbeat and feel good to bop to transmute its heaviness. I also feel that the choice I made here expresses the hyperactivity that comes with the type of ADHD I and many others have. I chose to have a slow and softer bridge section to honour the pain, sadness and frustration that comes with living with ADHD.”

ADHD & Me is out now!