Melbourne chanteuse Francesca Gonzales has one of those voices that stops you in your tracks. I don’t normally warm to tracks as electronic-driven as her new single “Baby Give It Up,” but her soulful voice makes this song a delight. I’ll also give props to the sax line, which is right on point.
Francesca penned the track after an uncomfortable encounter with a male punter at a music festival. While Francesca just wanted to dance, his unwanted sexual attention made that difficult.
“I started talking to my friends about it and soon realised that everyone had gone through similar situations,” she explained. “I wanted to write this song as a message to people who don’t take no for an answer. If someone asks you to stop, then stop.”
“Baby Give It Up” is the latest track lifted from Francesca’s EP, to be released in April. She’ll give fans a preview of its tracks at the single launch at Melbourne’s Evelyn Hotel on March 15.