Zara Angeline's "I Met You In June" marks a stunning debut

Zara Angeline steps out in the spotlight with "I Met You In June," a debut single that sounds both intimate and universal, the kind of piece of music that sticks like a memory you don't want to lose. What makes "I Met You In June" special is the emotional honesty throughout. It's not only a meditation on those lost summer loves, but an invitation to revisit the forces that shape our fates, the Junes we all harbor. The song is all about timing, perfect timing, growth, and the serendipitous meeting that changes us for the better.

Zara's vocals are impervious in their purity, yet fragile. Her storytelling in her songwriting stakes out bits of her expansive terrain of influences, the melodic flair of ABBA, the lyrical depth of Leonard Cohen, and the high drama of musical theater, but her voice is unmistakably her own. Set against Andy Bell's production, shimmering synths, ethereal guitars, and unmovable percussion, all woven together, the track shimmers with a dream-like sentimentality, like it was pulled from the pages of a diary filled under golden sunlight.

Recorded at Gateshead's Blast Recording Studios, which has hosted Sam Fender and Take That, the track places Zara very much in a tradition of artist that values craft and sincerity. But Zara Angeline is doing things her way, entering the style she dubs theatre-pop, where the spectacle of the stage meets the catchiness of pop. "I Met You In June" is not just a debut; it's a statement of artistry and intent. Angeline doesn't just make an entrance, but an introduction with this record that sounds all too familiar and a déjà vu that listeners will revisit, time and time again.