Rising Motown Star TheHxliday Shares New Visual ‘NxBody’ from Debut ‘Batbxy EP’
Blessed with prodigious melodic talent, 19-year-old artist TheHxliday has been on our radar and is ready to ascend to stardom in 2021.
TheHxliday has now brought to life a new visual for another track from his “Batbxy EP,” for the single “NxBody.” A propulsive, R&B-influenced banger produced by Shop w/ Trap, VDIDIT & Mike Gonsolin, “NxBody” shows off the Motown Records signee’s skill with melodic phrasing as he describes a tumultuous relationship he just can’t pull himself away from, as he sings;
“And I can’t trust nobody
I can’t trust nobody
I wish I had love again
I wish I had somebody
I know there ain’t no recovering, no, we can’t restart it
But I don’t want nobody else, so baby, let’s restart it”
Directed by Anthony Wilson, the artfully lo-fi video for “NxBody” translates TheHxliday‘s pain and uncertainty into literal terms, alternates clips of the young singer-songwriter alone in the woods with a gaping wound in his heart with red-hued glimpses of a happier time.
True to his name, TheHxliday kicked off 2021 with a celebration, dropping the Batbxy EP on New Year’s Day. The 19-year-old Baltimore artist demonstrates an uncanny knack for infectious, otherworldly melodies across the release’s six tracks, swooning and singing with an uplifting energy that belies the pain expressed in the lyrics.
Early singles like the moody “Thank U” and the carefree “Laugh A Little“–whose cinematic visual dropped on Christmas Day shows off the young songwriter’s knack for making both struggles and triumphs feel ecstatic.
