Erockfor Channels Love, Empathy On Her New Single ‘Heart’

 

Canadian Cameroonian singer, songwriter, actress, burlesque performer, and poet Erockfor has been chronicling her journey back to healing and restoration by releasing a new single every month since May as she leads up to her highly anticipated debut album Phoenix, which arrives at the end of October. Her next single ‘Heart’ is aptly named after the fourth chakra ‘Anahata’, which is Sanskrit for “unhurt” and represents the loving, empathetic, and compassionate elements of Erockfor’s journey so far.

 

Written by Erockfor herself and produced once again by LA-based electronic musician Blaire Michael, who has been working with Erockfor exclusively on the making of Phoenix, ‘Heart’ is a powerful, slow-burning jazz-pop ballad that is held together perfectly by Erockfor’s vulnerable lyricism and her enchanting vocal performance. Speaking about the inspiration behind ‘Heart’, Erockfor says,

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“The song is inspired by the heart chakra and it is yet another step in my healing journey. There was once a time when I didn’t fully love myself. There was once a time I believed I was cursed. My self-talk was extremely negative. There was so much shame surrounding what led me to leave Montreal. Now, my love for self is unconditional. I am proud of myself. I am whole and holy, as I sing in the song. I hope this message reaches a lot of people, because trauma can really make you question your worth. The chorus is a literal love letter to self. So hopefully, listeners can sing along and mean every word”.

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After spending six years in Seoul, Erockfor has come full circle and is now back in her hometown in Montreal, where she has been working on her debut album, which explores her journey between the events that caused her to escape to Korea and where she is now, over a genre-bending fusion of sonic beds from jazz and pop to soul to afrobeats and house music.

 

Listen to ‘Heart’ below!

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