Yorkshire alt-rock sextet, Beauty School, today release their new single, ‘Day Of Iva’, featuring Rae Brazill of ARTIO. Speaking about their latest release, guitarist and songwriter Dan Shaw says: “Day of Iva was written whilst on holiday in Croatia in 2024 I was hoping this might improve my mental health as being away from the stresses of UK life might give a reprieve. Whilst away my wife and I had a conversation about my depression and how, yes I was getting better but I still wasn’t in the place I wanted to be, highlighted by the line “When I’m in the sunshine, my days ache and I’m still no wiser”. I wanted to write something fun at its core as this is a song about being away and having adventures driving round the Croatian countryside.” Speaking about collaborating with fellow Leeds artist Rae Brazill, Dan continues: “I really wanted to hit home the conversive tones of the song by having lots of call and response throughout. It made complete sense to get Rae from Artio to feature on this tune as their voice fits perfectly alongside Joe’s to create a really unique duet. My favourite line is when Rae and Joe both sing “Don’t want to be remembered, for nothing at all” harkening back to the conversation Judy and I had about writer’s block and how it impacted my mental health as I just wanted to write over everything else.” Reflecting on his contribution to the writing process, frontman Joe Cabrera revealed: “I had basically nothing to do with the writing of this song. That’s why I love it so much.” | 
