Fred Roberts releases rock pop single Say
British singer-songwriter Fred Roberts is back with a brand new new pop tune and we’ve got plenty to say about it. Working alongside Andrew Wells (Phoebe Bridgers, Halsey), Roberts’ new sophomore single details the artist’s first reckoning with young queer love, the world in which he found it and the impact a loss of representation can have on so many LGBTQIA+ people in the world today.
Speaking on the new track, Say, Roberts shares: “When I was younger, all I wanted was to mean something to someone. When I finally had that experience, it was taken away from me, yet I still craved that validation.
Say is about the internal battle between chasing a reckless desire and choosing what you know is healthy. “The preconceptions I had of the relationships I yearned for as a teenager were that of pain and torment.
I never saw a happy queer couple represented in the media, therefore I never truly believed that I was worthy of a happy relationship.” The artist adds: “So, when I first felt desired by a boy, I clung onto that feeling, as I feared if I were to let go, it would never happen again.
