British pop trailblazer Bree Runway wowed visitors to St Pancras International with a live acoustic performance of her magnetic new single ‘Somebody Like You’ this weekend.
Thousands of wowed visitors stopped to capture the performance, as Bree Runway, who has been dubbed by many as “a superstar in the making” continued a legacy of stunning surprise performances at the station from world-class musicians such as John Legend, Elton John and Ed Sheeran.
Accompanied by a live choir and pianist, Bree performed an acoustic rendition of ‘Somebody Like You’ - a stunning neon-lit devotional that showcases Bree’s emotive and dynamic vocal talents.
Built around propulsive ‘80s-inspired drums, subterranean padded synths and captivating melodies, it illuminates a new side to Hackney-born singer’s limitless artistry, one which the Guardian said, “further cements her unique position as a rising pop star who eschews convention to embrace complexity and contradiction”.
Speaking about the track, Bree says, “An ode to my future lover, in a generation where love and relationships have become so transactional, I’m still preserving myself for the real thing. “Somebody like you” he is also like me, he will see value in a love that can’t be bought, it simply just is. It can be such an empty, soulless generation but in all of that I am still sure there is a precious diamond in all the dirt for me.”
Wendy Spinks, Commercial Director at HS1, said: “It’s been brilliant to host Bree at St. Pancras today and to see so many happy and excited faces stop to watch her perform. We’ve trailblazed with our free-to-play pianos for years and we love that they continue to surprise and delight visitors who are travelling through or out socialising with loved ones again.”
This year also saw Bree head out on her first ever UK tour, the London date, originally booked for Heaven, sold out in a few hours and the shows won unanimous critical acclaim – in a four star review The Guardian raved, “The Hackney-born artist flits from hip-hop to stadium rock to silky balladry in a showcase of class that delights”, Evening Standard’s five star review proclaimed, ‘Bringing the bold ambition of a full-scale pop production to the intimate surroundings of the venue, Bree Runway truly feels like a superstar-in-waiting’ and The Telegraph said in their five star review, “Michelle Obama was right : Bree Runway is a superstar in the making”
