Zachary Knowles Releases His First Single Of 2022

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Zachary Knowles Releases His First Single of 2022 | Releasing his very first single of 2022 'CIGARETTES' via FADER Label, the song is a different take on Zach's pop aesthetics. It is upbeat by nature and offers a more grungy, distorted take with a guitar-lead melody and catchy lyrics. 


His previous two EPs, Feelings (2018) and Magnolia (2020), and singles such as "Dancing in the kitchen" and “Slow summer” has turned heads in the pop and indie-R&B realms. The singles show off his talent and ever-improving songwriting skills. These has lead to the release of his debut album, Tendency to be a loner that has accumulated over 20 million global streams and included esteemed collaborators and productions credits such as Ashe, Alexander23, X Lovers, Del Water Gap, Dylan Bauld (Halsey, The Neighborhood, Liam Payne), & more. 
The project was Knowles’ ode to love and all its complications.


Zachary's Beginnings
Hailing from Magnolia, Texas, Knowles was bit by the musical bug at an early age, when his parents gifted him a light-up keyboard in first grade. 
"I started teaching myself songs on there, but I always kept it to myself, I fell in love with making music. I'd come home from school and write as much stuff as I could." 
It didn't take long for Knowles to run with his newfound talents. Eventually, Knowles transitioned into writing his own material, and he was pleasantly surprised at the online reaction to his own work as it racked up tens of thousands of streams on SoundCloud almost immediately.
In his freshman year of college, he set a goal to release something properly and ended up with a series of well-received singles that led to a full EP of music, touching on influences ranging from John Mayer to Post Malone and, most predominantly, Justin Bieber. 



Magnolia and Tendency to be a loner
He released his Magnolia EP, a collection of songs that take direct inspiration from his small-town upbringing, young love, and the lessons that come with growing up. Knowles' music has a strong ethos - to forge deeper connections with those around him by reaching deep inside to expose the commonalities that bond everyone in this universe. 
"I just wanna reach people. My whole dream at the start of this was to build relationships, whether it's with one person or a hundred people. Personal connections to others are so important. Music is a really cool way to express yourself in a real way and talk about real-life things, rather than what others want to hear."
The selflessness of Zachary Knowles isn't just in the music's sweet lyrics of love, but also how it was made. This was evident on his debut album, Tendency to be a loner which has accumulated over 20 million global streams and included collaborators and production credits from Ashe, Alexander23, X Lovers, Del Water Gap, Dylan Bauld (Halsey, The Neighborhood, Liam Payne), and more who have all shared in a collective vision of expression to really serve listeners in the most impactful way possible. 


Zachary Listed in Spotify
Spotify highlighted Knowles' on their New Music Friday playlist, where Knowles is a mainstay with his new releases. With over 70 million global streams, over one million monthly listeners on Spotify, and a dedicated fan base of over 100K on social media, it's clear it's working.
Knowles’ upcoming project is his most personal work to date and might be the closest he’s been to the music, on both an emotional and creative level. The project is reflective of a past time in his life. It focuses on struggle with self and his realization that he might’ve ultimately been his own “Goalie,” holding himself back from making the music he loves and executing a vision. This project offers proof that pop can be personal and that Knowles is one of its most intriguing and capable emerging song crafters to date.
Stream “CIGARETTES”
Watch the “CIGARETTES”

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Yeah (yeah), yeah
Yeah, yeah (that's it, yeah)
Great, so much for me goin' out
I'll probably just stay in (yeah)
Make plans, second-guess myself
Yeah, I'm not okay, I'm over gettin' happy just to throw it away
I know I seem fine, you don't know that it's fake, while
Everybody's winnin', I don't know what I'm chasin' (huh)
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Yeah, I'm not cool, not like him
Not like you, not like them
I can't keep up with all your friends
All I do is second-guess
I know it seems stupid
But I've been losin' it
All this smoke in my head
But I don't
No, I don't smoke cigarettes
Yeah, been quittin' while I'm ahead
Too much on my mind (yeah)
Yeah, I wish that I saw the best
Instead of comparin' myself to strangers
Who got everything all figured out
No clue what anybody's talkin' about, while
Everybody's winnin', I don't know what I'm chasin'
Yeah, I'm not cool, not like him
Not like you, not like them
I can't keep up with all your friends
All I do is second-guess
I know it seems stupid
But I've been losin' it
All this smoke in my head
But I don't
No, I don't smoke cigarettes (no)
Yeah, I'm not cool, not like him
Not like you, not like them
I can't keep up with all your friends
All I do is second-guess (all I do is second-guess)
I know it seems stupid
But I've been losin' it
All this smoke in my head
But I don't
No, I don't smoke cigarettes

Stay tuned to https://www.faderlabel.com/zachary-knowles for updates on new music.
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