The Liverpool-based singer-songwriter and producer has stripped back her summer anthem ‘Daisy Chain ’into a mellow lullaby full of soft harmonies and stunning instrumentation. A swift departure from the original song, the lullaby version perfectly demonstrates Pixey’s delicate yet powerful vocals.

Self-professed “indie Britney Spears”, Pixey made her debut in 2019 with her self-released EP ‘Colours’. In 2020 she signed with Chess Club, a London-based independent record label and quickly released her debut professional single ‘Just Move’. A year later she was included in NME’s list of “essential emerging artists for 2021”.

Pixey released the original version of ‘Daisy Chain ’in June which featured Nigerian-Scottish singer-songwriter Tayo Sound. Tayo’s alt-pop and hazy late-summer soul was a perfect fit for the song. Sampling ‘Steal My Sunshine ’by Canadian alternative group LEN gave the track an irresistible 90s-style summertime nostalgia that made it the ultimate bop of the summer.

‘Daisy Chain ’was a huge success for Pixey; recently hit one million streams on Spotify and marked her first music release since her album Dreams, Planes, and Paper Planes last September.

On making the lullaby version, Pixey told DIY Mag that “Everyone just seemed to enjoy the tune so much; I was chatting to the label and they asked if I fancied doing a stripped-back version, and because I’m a producer I can just sit down and do that – I don’t have to go into a studio. That came out nicely, so we just thought ‘Let’s release it and see if anyone listens to it’. And people have been, which is so nice!”

If ‘Daisy Chain ’is summer, the lullaby version is its autumnal little sister. The soft yet somewhat eerie folk and whistles that sound like birdsong transport you to an early autumn morning, when the leaves are slowly beginning to fall and there’s a crispness to the air that’s still warm from summer. It’s the perfect transition into autumn time, perhaps transitioning Pixey into her next music venture.

Pixey will be one of the support acts for Crawlers this autumn, and will also be playing Live At Leeds Festival in October. We can’t wait for more music announcements from the queen of bedroom pop.