Bailey Wiley - Bailey Wiley (2019)

If the name is slightly familiar then it’s possible you’ve been to a Fly My Pretties show recently. That’s when this young, vibrant soul singer’s talent bubbled up towards the mainstream. But she’s been around for a while. A ‘Naki’ girl, originally, Wiley grew up with the vintage sounds of 60s/70s soul and the syncopated grooves of late 90s/early 2000s RnB. With stints in Dunedin, Christchurch and Berlin, she’s picked up some street smarts and blended it into her own template of sweet neo-soul. You get huge dollops of golden syrup, mixed with a little raspy fibre for body. She’s released three projects in the last five years, Inevitable, IXL, and S.O.M.M, and performed around the globe alongside Charlotte Day Wilson, SZA, Ladi6, Jess B, Tokimonsta, Rubi Du, Eno x Dirty, and Melodownz, and headlining her own shows. Then, of course there’s Fly My Pretties.