The UB Video Interview: Porcelan Talks ‘Mood Ring’ | Premieres New ‘Toxic’ Visual

For most of 2020 and while quarantined due to the pandemic, Porcelan has been able to increase her buzz with the releases of her singles “Act Out” and “Grimey.” Today, she releases her debut album “Mood Ring.”

Porcelan in partnership with YouTube also hosted and performed at the first-ever intimate concert appropriately titled, “Club Mood.”

A few of highlights from Mood Ring includes, the well-received single, “Act Out“, which was inspired by the 90’s film, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. The song expresses how you should never play with someone’s emotions because you never know what they have been through, and it’s describing a love that will make you do crazy things. Then, there is “Toxic” featuring Stevie Wonder (on harmonica), the world music-infused lead single, which was inspired by a past relationship where a person loves someone so much, but that other person, is just not good for them. They want to make the relationship work so badly, but its just about being honest and simply letting it go.

“The title-track, “Mood Ring” is a very special record to me. It’s inspired by me being free to be myself and not apologizing for it. I am owning who I am and proud of who I’m becoming. I won’t be conforming to who people want me to be. It’s all about the mood,” states Porcelan.

Porcelan focused on building her reputation in music circles, doing everything from appearing on BET’s 106th & Park, collaborating on material with super-producer Timbaland, opening for Tank and gaining invaluable performance experience via a three-month tour of China with a cover band.

Porcelan soon found herself in the studio with David Porter and fellow Made In Memphis songwriters/producers Hamilton Hardin and DeNarious Holmes recording her smoothed-out adult R&B debut single “The Real Thing Don’t Change” (along with “The One” and “Can You Hear Me Now”), which soon thereafter facilitated notable and buzz-worthy live bookings at SXSW (South By Southwest) and Essence music festivals. Once audience members and radio programmers increasingly grew aware of her simultaneously promoted EP, response to her second single release – the infectiously sumptuous beat ballad, “Lois Lane.”

Porcelan found her dream unfolding as she made her way up the Billboard R&B chart straight into the Top 15.

Today Porcelan has also released her new visual “Toxic.”

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Tishelle from UB spoke with the talented artist yesterday on Instagram Live. Porcelan talked to us about her debut album, working with Stevie Wonder and she speaks on the development of the album.

Porcelan also shares her 5 favorite albums, her hopes for after the election and she plays word association with Mood Ring.