Michael Deane - Lemonade (Single)

North London’s Michael Deane returns with “Lemonade”, a self produced cut that leans confidently into his alt hip hop, pop and R&B fusion.

The track feels like a late night spiral, the kind where old conversations resurface uninvited and every past misstep suddenly sounds louder in the quiet. Deane taps into that unhealthy nostalgia we all flirt with, the cringe worthy regrets that keep you staring at the ceiling, and the rose tinted memories that feel almost fictional compared to the present. “Lemonade” becomes a metaphor for simpler days, before life grew complicated, before things inevitably turned sour.

Swung boom bap drums give the track its pulse, while hypnotic synths and soaring trumpet lines add emotional lift. Chopped and screwed samples blur the edges, mirroring the way memory distorts over time. Over it all, Deane delivers an introspective, stripped back vocal performance that feels personal rather than performative.

With “Lemonade”, Michael Deane does not just revisit the past, he sits with it, letting the sweetness and the sting exist side by side.