Julia Cumming, singer of New York rock trio Sunflower Bean, appeared on The Tonight Show to perform her solo single 'My Life.' The performance featured a live band and two dancers. She announced her debut solo album, Julia, for release on April 24.
Julia Cumming, the singer of the New York rock trio Sunflower Bean, performed her solo single “My Life” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The track, described as a smoky, Seventies-inspired tune, was showcased with a live band and two dancers that added an ethereal quality to the show. Lyrics include: “I don’t do this to impress you/ I don’t wear this to undress you,” and “I don’t need you to define me/Or approve of what’s inside me.” Cumming first shared “My Life” in February alongside the announcement of her debut solo album, Julia, due out on April 24. In a press release, she explained: “This song came after a period of intense pressure, the culmination of writing through the pandemic and the years spent in the rhythm of touring, recording, and trying to find my place within it all. Then something shifted. It was liberation, and I knew immediately it was the beginning of something new.” The album was recorded with collaborator Brian Robert Jones, who has played with Paramore, and producer Chris Coady, known for work with Beach House and Grizzly Bear. It also features contributions from Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner and Roger Joseph Manning Jr., a sideman for Beck. Cumming stated: “One of my main goals with this record was for it to sound fun, not morose. It’s the ultimate anti-cool album. It’s a joyous space for the misfits, and in particular, an album for girls like me, the ones in middle school who never fit into a neat little box. I want this record to be a place where those girls can find solace. You don’t have to be who anyone wants you to be to be enough.” She has scheduled her first solo tour dates for April and May in cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Paris.
