Brighton Artist Cello Unveils Debut Single ‘Vitamins’ On International Women’s Day

Brighton-based newcomer Cello has introduced herself with the release of her debut single, Vitamins, arriving on International Women’s Day 2026.

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Cello (LMN Photography)

Blending post-punk minimalism with biting social commentary, Vitamins arrives as a chant-like, restless track that uses humour and repetition to critique modern expectations surrounding femininity, productivity and wellness culture. Built around a hypnotic groove and delivered with deadpan intensity, the song exposes the exhausting list of emotional, domestic and aesthetic expectations often placed on women.

The lyrics unfold like a satirical checklist: promises to do the homework, the housework, the therapy, the workouts — each line stacking pressure on top of pressure until the question “Why don’t you give them to me?” lands as a pointed challenge about validation, autonomy and control. The result is a track that sits somewhere between playful and quietly furious, turning the language of self-care into something absurd and transactional.

Though firmly rooted in post-punk aesthetics, Cello’s musical background adds another dimension to the project. The artist — who earned her nickname through her early training — studied classical cello at the Royal College of Music Junior Department in London before pivoting towards a stripped-back, confrontational sound. That classical discipline still shapes her songwriting, not through ornate arrangements but through careful control of tension, pacing and repetition.

The release of Vitamins also offers the first glimpse of Cello’s forthcoming debut album Kung Fu Disco, which promises to expand on the themes of identity, expectation and resistance introduced by the single.

With its sharp humour, hypnotic rhythm and fearless lyrical perspective, Vitamins positions Cello as an intriguing new voice emerging from the UK’s alternative underground — one unafraid to challenge uncomfortable truths while inviting listeners to laugh, reflect and shout along.

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