Anna Lunoe Teams Up With Yiigaa to Rework Pearl Into Club Music With A Soft Centre

Anna Lunoe’s Pearl already had the weight of a personal milestone. A debut album more than a decade into her career, it captured a wide-angle view of club music and her place within it. On the deluxe edition, due May 9, she lets other voices in. ‘Pearl (Find My Way)’ is the first glimpse, and it’s a smart pivot.

Yiigaa brings London nuance to the track, pulling focus toward the lyrics and away from the bounce of the original. Her delivery is gentle and assured. “Please don’t judge me / I’ve been moving with emotion,” she sings, lines that hit harder in their restraint. It’s a track that holds your attention without grabbing it.

Anna describes the collab as “cohesive,” and it is. Yiigaa’s approach fits naturally within the Pearl project. There’s no clash of worlds here. The sounds of London’s alt scene sit neatly inside Anna’s larger vision for the record: emotional dance music with a clear voice and purpose.

Yiigaa has been building steady ground as a voice in that scene, known for smoothing out hard edges with lyrical honesty. She calls the process “one of the easiest” she’s had. The beat, she says, brought out “euphoria, honesty, and freedom.” That freedom shows. She doesn’t try to outpace the production. She lets it breathe.

Anna, for her part, continues to show why she’s held up as a leader in the genre. Her production is grounded but expansive, letting detail drive the direction rather than force. She doesn’t just know what she’s doing, she knows how to give space to someone else’s story without losing sight of her own. This track proves that.

‘Pearl (Find My Way)’ is one of two new additions on the deluxe. If this one’s anything to go by, the extended cut won’t just pad the album, it’ll deepen it.

Anna Lunoe is still evolving. Yiigaa, right now, is rising. Together, they’ve made something that hits softly but stays with you.