Featuring vocals by Beckah Amani.
Photo credit: ZUSO – Official
Australian producer ZUSO has unveiled a new single, ‘Close To Heaven’, featuring vocals by Burundian-Australian artist Beckah Amani. The track offers a further glimpse into ZUSO’s upcoming EP, scheduled for release in January.
Following collaborations with Maver, Keelan Mak, and Matilda Pearl, this latest release finds ZUSO diving into euphoric afro house textures, driven by emotional chord progressions and an introspective tone.
“‘Close To Heaven’ came along quite naturally. I wrote the original idea at the end of last year, starting with a really powerful and emotional chord progression that evolved into a euphoric afro house track. I knew it needed a vocal, and Beckah’s voice is honestly incredible,” says ZUSO. “We had a studio session together in Sydney and pretty much wrote the lyrics that day. Everything just worked so well, and we both knew we’d made something great”.
Beckah Amani brings her signature emotional depth and storytelling to the release, offering a poetic take on the vulnerability of love. “When ZUSO reached out and sent me the track, the first thing that jumped out at me was how euphoric and sonically expensive the production was. It made me feel like I was flying or traveling through the galaxy to get to heaven,” she shares. “I explore how being in love feels like being close to heaven and how special and vulnerable that feeling is. My favourite lyrics in this song ‘cause I’m falling without a parachute’ captures this idea so well”.
Listen to ‘Close To Heaven’ below and get your copy here.
