Noonzy shares new track 'Mama Mia' | ep out 28/03

Antwerp-based musician Arnaud Stockbroekx, professionally known as Noonzy, today shares the latest offering taken from his recently announced EP Puppies — released March 28th via [PIAS] Recordings.

The new single Mama Mia showcases a melodica of whirring synth waves, buoyant basslines, colourful percussion all overlaid with sentimental lyrics. Inspired by the warm, euphoric feelings you get when surrounded by friends, and asking yourself “How did I get so lucky to have these amazing people in my life?”, Noonzy describes Mama Mia as a track that bottles up the kind of love where you’re showering friends with compliments like “You’re the funniest, most beautiful, smartest person ever!”. He adds, “the feeling is genuine but you are definitely drunk”.

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When Noonzy — Antwerp songwriter Arnaud Stockbroekx — first put on the shiny turquoise jumpsuit, something clicked. The garish outlandishness of the outfit was like a child’s idea of what a rock star should look like: shimmering Lurex, Bowie-esque lightning bolt, shocking-pink fringing, Nehru collar. The strange contrast between this innocent pre-teen daydream and the brilliantly grotesque reality of a grown man recreating that dream exemplifies what Noonzy and his music is all about: at once wistful and playful, self-deprecating and extravagant, all undercut with an absurdist streak the Belgian Surrealists would approve of. Ceci n’est pas une rock star. This is not a rock star — this is a phantasmagorical reimagining of the rock star trope; a joyful, sugar-coated subversion of the hyper-masculine rock star cliché. Welcome to the Noonzyverse.

Driven by this never-say-die DIY ethic, Noonzy’s numerous successes so far — De Nieuwe Lichting, European tours supporting his heroes, the backing of a major label — have all stemmed from him modestly gathering the courage to record these songs in a homemade analogue studio, a dream factory of his own making: proof that the Noonzyverse is aspirational to all. The glamour of stardom — whether real or imagined — is accessible to everyone, if you just dare to reach out and touch it.