“TWILIGHT” is a sultry slice of late-night emotion, the kind of song that burrows in deep. Leonie Sherif’s original cut had a slow-burning sensuality to it, but Sp Deville’s remix stretches that moment out into something even darker, silkier and more hypnotic. The beat has a subtle Amapiano thump to it, giving the track an incessant heartbeat. Everything is soft, from the way the percussion is layered, to the eerie synths and distant vocal samples that flutter around Leonie’s vocals like a paper dove. It’s not just a song, it’s an ache that crawls under your skin.
But the real star of the show is Leonie’s voice. It drifts, it purrs, and it just feels real. You can hear the honesty and yearning in every note, the way her voice bends and swells like she’s not just performing, but letting you in. There’s an intimacy to her vocal delivery, the way it feels personal as if she’s singing just to you and no one else. “TWILIGHT” is not a big song. It doesn’t shout or scream for your attention. It simmers, it seduces, it takes its time, building into a space that feels as much emotional as it does physical. It’s the kind of song that you play when the night is still, and the lights are low.
“TWILIGHT” is just one thread in Leonie’s multi-layered world. Her work as an artist is a sensory journey, combining sound, scent and story to create something that transcends. Inspired by her own eponymous artisan scent, the track is coated in a rich, sensual energy that breathes her deep connection to every facet of her work. Leonie is at her most powerful when she weaves her own experiences — particularly her struggles with chronic illness — into her work, creating art that is both cathartic and a defiant act of strength. With “TWILIGHT”, Leonie Sherif gives us more than just a song. She gives us a space to inhabit; sleek, emotional, and quietly confident.
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