Palestinian-born and Naarm/Melbourne-based talent YARA is bringing some smooth neo-soul to your Valentine’s Day with her dreamy new single “Back of the Uber.” A rideshare vehicle isn’t an obvious place for romance, but I’m swooning over this one.
“This track embodies the desperate desire of wanting to belong to someone’s heart. Going on the journey of dating someone new, experiencing them losing interest and connecting the dots through Uber rides,” YARA explained. “I find myself processing every date, every great and shitty experience on the way home. There’s something so therapeutic about being in the back of a car, with no task at hand, free to let my mind go and stare out the window, listening to my favorite sad late-night song.”
“Back of the Uber” gives us our first taste of YARA’s upcoming debut EP, Lonely Love Affair, which drops this May.
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