Bruno Major: ‘I Want to Connect With People in a Different Way'

The rising British R&B/pop artist talks about his new album ‘To Let a Good Thing Die’ and the time he was in India as a session player

- ANURAG TAGAT

ON HIS SECOND ALBUM, British singer-songwriter Bruno Major sees love through a lens that’s not always prevalent in pop music. To Let a Good Thing Die, released on June 5th, comes across as a calm dismantling of all the ridiculousness of “true love,” as narrated by Major at his wizened best.

He says over a call from London, “Love songs are usually so grandiose.” He immediately cites Paul Simon’s “Still Crazy After All These Years” and even Shakespeare’s sonnet “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” But he adds, “I think love a lot of the time in real life isn’t grandiose. Most of the time it’s brushing your teeth in the morning together and watching Netflix, all banal things that you do every day. That’s the reality of love, I suppose.”

Recorded at his friend and co-producer Phairo’s shed in Acton, U.K., the 10-track album also features an assist from Finneas, who found out about Major’s music from his sister, pop star Billie Eilish. Major says, “Finneas is one of the best songwriters in the world. And it’s really just really great writing with somebody who’s really good at what they do. First, of many songs that we’ll write together, I hope.”