Marlon Williams teams up with Lorde for new single ‘Kāhore He Manu E’

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Marlon Williams has joined forces with Lorde for his new single ‘Kāhore He Manu E’ – check it out below.The track marks the latest preview of the singer-songwriter’s upcoming album ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’ – which is his first studio record to be recorded exclusively in Māori.For the single, he is joined by Lorde – real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor – and the song is described as a track that comes as “an ode to the colourful but grim wormhole of road life”, as well as the friends “made and lost” along the way.“‘Kāhore He Manu E’ was one of those gentle labours.

It played itself out to me, easily and near complete from the first. It was also obvious who should be singing it; Ella’s voice in a very real sense wrote the song,” Williams said.“The distinct and striking characteristics in her voice cornering and demanding of the melody and phrasing what only her voice could.

Singing with Ella is incredible; the amount of mind she’s able to pour into the vessel. We got to know each other through sharing the highs and lows of touring life, and in a real sense this song is an ode to the colourful but grim wormhole of road life, to the friends made and lost in the folds of time, ‘visions lost in the blur.’”Speaking about the collaboration, Lorde explained the inspiration she felt from listening to Williams’ work and described the partnership as “one of my favourite things to do on earth”.“Over the course of several years I watched Marlon pull at the threads that became ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’.

I saw that the further he got into the album, the deeper my friend came to know himself, his whānau and his world at large,” she said.“Marlon is an undercover perfectionist, and he was never going to embark on this journey without turning over every.