Kiara Skyler honours her Filipino heritage on enchanting new single “Seven Seas”

Emerging singer-songwriter Kiara Skyler returns with her captivating new single “Seven Seas,” a beautifully understated acoustic offering that intertwines personal storytelling with Filipino folklore to create her most evocative release to date.

Out now via APOLLO Distribution, “Seven Seas” is built around delicate fingerpicked guitar, subtle instrumentation and Skyler's enchanting vocal delivery, allowing its emotional narrative to unfold with quiet intimacy. The result is a deeply reflective track that showcases the 21-year-old's gift for heartfelt songwriting and atmospheric storytelling.

Drawing inspiration from the Filipino legend of the Mangkukulam witch, “Seven Seas” uses mythology as a lens through which to explore fear, resilience and the power of perspective. Rather than simply retelling the folklore, Skyler transforms it into a personal meditation on overcoming anxiety and refusing to let fear define the future.

"I wanted to honour a story from my heritage, but also write about how we can't let fears manifest into something greater, and must be strong to keep moving forward," she explains.

While comparisons to artists such as Holly Humberstone and Lizzy McAlpine feel fitting, Kiara Skyler continues to cultivate a voice that's unmistakably her own. Prioritising honest lyricism and emotionally driven songwriting, she crafts arrangements that serve the story rather than overshadow it, resulting in music that feels intimate, thoughtful and quietly powerful.

Balancing life as a college student with her growing ambitions as a songwriter, Skyler is steadily carving out a distinctive place within the UK's emerging singer-songwriter scene. Inspired by everything from classic rom-coms to young adult novels, she writes with the hope of becoming the first Asian rock star to emerge from her family—bringing together her lived experiences and cultural identity in songs that resonate long after they've ended.

With “Seven Seas,” Kiara Skyler delivers a compelling statement of artistic intent, proving herself to be a songwriter with both emotional depth and a unique perspective, while offering a poignant celebration of heritage, identity and the courage to keep moving forward.