Halle – Alone Ft. Mariah the Scientist

Some people choose solitude after a long week, a breakup or a crowded year. Others find it forced on them, and it feels like an empty room with the television on for company. The single word covers both, and listeners will take whichever meaning matches their own situation.

In Nigerian life, being alone is not easy to get. We live in busy compounds, crowded buses and houses full of relatives. So when someone sings about it, the idea can feel almost like a luxury or a punishment, depending on the day. That mix is what makes the title interesting.

Mariah the Scientist joins Halle on the record, which sits on love?… or something like it (Deluxe). Two singers sharing a song called alone is a neat idea, because the loneliness becomes something shared, which is a comfort in itself. Two people can feel the same emptiness at the same time and still find company in each other.

It is a record for the night after a long argument, when the house is quiet and you finally admit how much you miss the noise.

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