Even voorstellen – Néomi shares new single ‘close’ , upcoming EP ‘crunchy, sad and strangely happy’

SURINAMESE-DUTCH FOLK-POP SINGER-SONGWRITER NÉOMÍ SHARES NEW SINGLE “CLOSE”, AHEAD OF HER UPCOMING EP “CRUNCHY, SAD AND STRANGELY HAPPY” (OUT SEPTEMBER 18 VIA NETTWERK)
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Dutch-Surinamese singer-songwriter néomí has built a reputation for crafting intimate, atmospheric songs that balance cinematic folk textures with understated pop sensibilities. Drawing comparisons to artists such as Laura Marling, Julia Jacklin, Phoebe Bridgers and Daughter, her music finds beauty in vulnerability, with lyrics that favour emotional honesty over grand gestures.

On June 19, néomí releases her new single "Close", the next chapter leading up to her forthcoming EP “crunchy sad strangely happy”, due out on September 18 via Nettwerk.

The song maps the pull of unhealthy attachment, wanting to leave, unable to let go. néomí frames it through avoidant and anxious attachment styles: two people who function like a drug for each other, staying because the alternative feels unthinkable. Key lyric: "It's too good to let you go / So I'll just have to keep you close." Emotionally, it's the darkest relationship track on the EP, sitting third in a five-song arc that moves from cynicism to grace. "Close" is the designated commercial priority single of the cycle.

“Close is a song that is actually very much about an unhealthy form of love,” explains néomí. “The push-and-pull relationship where you don’t want to be together but also don’t want to let go. It is about desperately holding on, going back and forth with each other’s emotions. Think avoidant and anxious attachment styles, bound to be together. Love can feel like a drug when it is felt like that, as if you can’t live without each other. I’d advise you to let go instead of holding on, but love is a powerful thing, and the heart wants what it wants, I suppose. Luckily, we have songwriting to cope with that.”

The release arrives ahead of a busy period for the Dutch artist. This summer, she will join Tamino as support on Slot Zeist Live in the Netherlands, while recent festival announcements include a performance at Reeperbahn Festival 2026. With new EP “crunchy sad strangely happy” on the horizon, "Close" offers a compelling glimpse into the emotional depth and songwriting craft that continue to define néomí’s rapidly growing catalogue.

UPCOMING EP RELEASE: ‘CRUNCHY, SAD AND STRANGELY HAPPY’
(RELEASE SEP 18, 2026)
This single is part of néomí’s new EP ‘crunchy sad strangely happy’: a project shaped by emotional contradiction, personal upheaval and constant movement between cities, tours and songwriting sessions across Nashville, Los Angeles, London and Rotterdam.
“I hope when you read that title you find it utterly strange because, I believe it is and it should be,” she says. “To me working on this body of work has been an absolute disaster and treat at the same time. I’ve met so many wonderful and amazing people along the way. Maybe I even experienced the most beautiful moments of my life while actually feeling the worst.”
Describing the project as a reflection on growth through discomfort, néomí explains that the EP embraces emotional duality rather than trying to resolve it. “Beauty exists in the weird, crunchy moments,” she says. “And to be strangely happy, you’ll unfortunately have to be sad too.”
Written while navigating relentless touring and transatlantic writing trips, the EP captures a period of exhaustion, vulnerability and emotional honesty, while still leaving room for humour, spontaneity and joy. Tracks like “Close” and “For a Minute” emerged instinctively and naturally, balancing the heavier emotional undercurrents with moments of levity and release.

BIO
Since the release of her acclaimed EP’s “before” (2022) and “after” (2023), néomí has quietly become one of Europe’s most soul-baring emerging voices. Her intimate live shows, poetic lyricism and slow-burning vulnerability have earned her comparisons to artists like Julia Jacklin, Daughter and Laura Marling. In 2024 she released her award-winning debut album “somebody’s daughter” and in late 2025 néomi marked a powerful creative milestone with the release of her EP “Another Year Will Pass”, offering a poignant, introspective collection that captured her emotional evolution through a time of personal upheaval and reflection.
Featuring standout tracks like “Sit Back Baby”, “Do You Want To Be Honest?”, “It’s Never Easy (Leaving Someone Behind)” and “Trigger”, the EP presented snapshots of emotional reckoning, marked by raw lyricism and stripped-back vulnerability. néomí continues to earn comparisons to artists like Jacklin and Marling, but with “Another Year Will Pass” she arrived with a deeper clarity, stepping forward with calm confidence and a stronger sense of identity.

néomí - For A Minute (official video)
néomí - Didn't I (official lyric video)
néomí - Catch You (official lyric video)

LIVE

27.06.26 – Carprera, Bloemendaal (Son Mieux Support) (sold out)

10.07.26 – Slot Zeist Live, Zeist (Tamino support) – tickets

11.07.26 – Vijverfestival, Dilbeek – tickets

08.08.26 – Absolutely Free Festival, Genk – tickets

??.09.26 – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg – tickets

03.10.26 – De Vegafabriek, Nijeveen – tickets

08.10.26 – Patronaat, Haarlem – tickets

10.10.26 – EKKO, Utrecht – tickets

16.10.26 – Hall of Fame, Tilburg – tickets

17.10.26 – Rotown, Rotterdam – tickets

18.10.26 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen – tickets

22.10.26 – Trix, Antwerp – tickets

24.10.26 – Prachtwerk, Berlin – tickets