From Heartbreak to Halo: iyla’s Weeping Angel Takes Flight
Los Angeles-born genre-bender iyla has never been one to color inside the lines. But with her debut album Weeping Angel, dropping August 8, the rising R&B star steps into new terrain — emotionally raw, sonically fearless, and deeply personal. In addition to announcing long-awaited full-length debut, iyla also released her piercing new single, “Corset.”
“Corset,” the new single out this week, is a sultry, slow-burning breakup anthem drenched in metaphor and unrelenting honesty. With longtime producer Kadis behind the boards, the track captures the disorienting push-and-pull of toxic desire. Weeping Angel promises a dynamic range of sound and story. Already teased through a string of critically lauded singles — from the empowered bite of “Skirt Hurt (Redemption)” to the dreamy devastation of “Blue Eyes,” written for her late mother — iyla is charting her own course through grief, healing, and hard-earned self-possession.
