Maneka is the solo project of Devin McKnight (Grass Is Green, ex-Speedy Ortiz). ‘Is You Is’, the project’s debut EP, marks the first time McKnight is handling the entirety of the songwriting and vocals. Having recently shared ‘Tiger Baby’ and ‘Dracula’ he’s’ now premiered ‘Power’ via GoldFlakePaint. The single features guest vocals from Fern Mayo’s Katie Capri.
GoldFlakePaint shared, “a dense space where McKnight’s blurry vocal swims beneath Katie Capri’s more pertinent and infinitely brighter voice. Always battling against a heavy backdrop of skewed guitar noise, the track is anything but presentable and yet it willfully digs itself in, wrapping a darkness around the listener that becomes more palpable with each passing minute.”
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Speaking about ‘Power’, Devin said, “It’s about being dependent and feeling slave to my psychiatric medicine. It’s also about taking ownership of my situation despite feeling like I’m not really in control of my own emotions all the time. Sometimes there’s great power in just saying no to something or ending a toxic situation on your terms.”
‘Is You Is’ is set for release on September 1st via Exploding In Sound Records.