Brooke Combe to support Miles Kane

Soulful Edinburgh-born newcomer Brooke Combe has recently unveiled her brand new single and video ‘Miss Me Now’ on Island Records. The music video for ‘Miss Me Now’ spirits Brooke Combe a world away from the small working class town she grew up in just outside of Edinburgh with her harking back to her heroes of soul music – icons like Diana Ross, Gladys Knight & Whitney Houston who were introduced to her by her mother and grandmother when she was a child.

The 21 year old – now based in East and Midlothian – enjoyed a remarkable breakthrough year in 2021, which culminated in winning the Breakthrough Female prize at the Scottish Music Awards. Combe’s 2022 kicked off in similarly scintillating fashion with her debut single ‘Are You With Me?’ topping the Official Vinyl Singles chart upon its release on 7”.

The rising soul star has been adopted by indie royalty such as The Courteeners and The Snuts, who Combe supported last year; now she joins a clutch of hotly-tipped female artists making waves on the live circuit like Wet Leg in announcing a run of UK festivals – including Liverpool Sound City, Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender and a slot at Glasgow’s TRNSMT. Brooke Combe has also announced further support slots with The Coral and Miles Kane.

‘Miss Me Now’ is another stellar offering from the performer and multi-instrumentalist (Combe is proficient on no less than six instruments and initially recorded the bass part on the new single acoustically in her bedroom), with swaggering rhythms, captivating hooks and signature smoky vocals coming to the fore. Explaining the meaning behind the song, which easily resonates with youth culture and the buzz of the weekend, Combe says: “I wrote ‘Miss Me Now’ after seeing an old flame when I was on a night out and thinking it was a good idea to leave the club with them. It’s never a good idea… but it makes for a good tune.”

As with previous singles ‘Impress You’, ‘A-Game’ and ‘Are You With Me?’, ‘Miss Me Now’ was produced by The Coral’s James Skelly (with additional production from Mark Ralph this time) at Liverpool’s legendary Parr Street Studios.