Aisha Badru Reflects on the Modern World With Soaring New Single “A Little Mad”
June 14, 2024 BY Emma Orland
Today, singer/songwriter Aisha Badru shares her soaring and plaintive new single “A Little Mad,” a reflection on the hamster wheel of modern life that challenges listeners to slow down, disconnect, and find comfort in stillness. Listen to “A Little Mad” here: https://aishabadru.ffm.to/alittlemad.
Aisha shares, “This song reflects my observations of modern times. We’re born into a system we’re conditioned to accept, even if it fuels our struggles. In many ways, we’re trapped by our own compliance. But this song isn’t about giving up. As an artist, my key message is: we can break free from these norms that deprive us of wellbeing. We can change our lives, and by extension, the world around us.”
When she first started making music, Aisha was thoughtful but also shy and hesitant. Her acclaimed debut album Pendulum (2018) was a melancholic, sometimes fiery, musing on life’s highs and lows. With each EP release since then, this empath has been lovelorn, torn, and reborn. Today, Aisha still presents herself as introspective and understated, but what has changed is that she tries to do everything with purpose. This, she chalks up to music’s life-changing impact on her, or “rewiring my mind,” as she likes to put it.
Much of her magic lies in alchemy — distilling an often-tangled human experience into simple truths, quieting the cacophony to pave a path towards introspection. Her last EP, 2023’s Learning To Love Again, saw the soulful artist explore the intersection between romantic entanglements and self-care. Her work is at once powerful and beautiful, as evidenced in her recent singles, the hushed indie pop of “Thankful To Be Here” and the bright and soothing “Life To Live.”
Stay tuned for more music and news from Aisha Badru.
