Yulia (Julia Czub) is a Warsaw-born artist, lyricist, poet, writer and journalist, now set to electrify the European alt-pop scene. Her sound aesthetic channels the raw dark ambience of the post-Eastern Bloc music underground supported by fresh and naturalistic vocals. Yulia now arrives with her most personal and political song to date, ‘Virgin Mary’ taken from her debut EP ‘Warsaw Mule’. The edgy and energetic alternative-pop track features fierce synths contrasted with Yulia’s silky-smooth vocals as she tells the story of her identity crisis being a Polish girl living in London.
Yulia reflects on the themes and inspiration behind Virgin Mary, “While writing Virgin Mary I was determined to grasp the essence of my identity crisis and a struggle of living a double life in Warsaw and London, while still being authentic. It’s about trying to be true to myself despite the stereotypical attitude of some people I’ve met while living in London and despite the many challenges that progressive young people have to face in recent years in Poland. This song is not just about being more than just ‘the Polish girl’ but dissecting what being the Polish girl means to me in this socio-political climate.
Virgin Mary is out now, and it’s an exceptional single straight from the heart.
