There is something that is revealed in finitude and its resonance over time. A kind of discreet beauty characteristic of the tragic structure of life, a melancholy found in childhood memories, old photographs, and the most unlikely objects. It is from this universe that Nadia Schilling ventures solo and presents "Kite", the first single from her debut album "Above the Trees", which will be released next Autumn. Born in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, Nadia Schilling grew up with the alternative rock movement that popularized the city in the 1990s. She studied Landscape Architecture and attended the Conservatory of Music where she studied guitar and vocals. In 2012, she joined the band loopooloo and released the "loopooloo EP" (2013). She was also part of a jazz quintet with whom she recorded the "Blue EP" (2016). In 2015 she released her Covers EP and short after the single "Bite the Bullet" (2016). The songs from “Above the Trees” were all composed on an old acoustic guitar inherited from her grandfather after the difficult time that followed her mother’s death. The sound of these songs is based on folk elements, but also of rock and jazz. Her influences come from a different range of artists such as Beck, Nico, Elliott Smith, Cat Power, Bill Callahan, Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, Portishead, Tom Jobim, Chet Baker and Blossom Dearie. The new album features some great musicians as Filipe Melo (piano), João Hasselberg (bass / double bass), Bruno Pedroso (drums), and special guests such as the Brazilian singer Marina Vello (Bonde do Role, Marina Gasolina, Madrid), and the guitarists Joao Firmino and Mario Delgado, among others. "Kite" flies through the memories of a life and seems to decipher love. A journey that, despite everything, runs through any destination without fear. An intrinsic freedom in the form of a song, whose melancholy opens up to a scene full of light, where possibilities are endless. The voice of Nadia Schilling sets the tone and in a steady compass, together with the piano and with a string quartet that raises the narrative, keeps its search for new horizons. CREDITS Nádia Schilling: Vocals and Electric Guitar Filipe Melo: Piano João Hasselberg: Electric Bass Bruno Pedroso: Drums Ana Pereira: Violin Ana Filipa Serrão: Violin Joana Cipriano: Viola Ana Cláudia Serrão: Cello Song and lyrics: Nádia Schilling String arrangement: Filipe Melo e Nádia Schilling Recorded by Nuno Monteiro Mixed by Nelson Carvalho Mastered by Andy VanDette Produced by Nádia Schilling e João Pombeiro