Ellie Byers teams up with former Voice UK contestant Jack Bruley for “Need Me”, a stripped-back duet that captures intimacy with remarkable restraint.
Byers, whose previous singles “Here” and “At Least It’s Not Me” earned multiple plays on BBC Radio 1’s Future Pop Show with Mollie King, demonstrates why her angelic tone connects equally with the broken-hearted and newly in love.
The track opens with Byers singing tenderly over minimal guitar acoustics and piano accompaniment.
Around the halfway mark, Bruley enters. His soulful approach complements Byers’ delicate vocals.
When both singers finally converge in the chorus, those harmonies blossom. And the acoustic instrumentation builds gradually, adding more emotional weight without sacrificing the vulnerability that makes this song so special.
Towards the finale, both voices remain present, but the production returns to its sparse foundation. The last note hangs in the air, suspended in the silence it creates.
Byers and Bruley have crafted something genuinely beautiful here. “Need Me” works by trusting simplicity and letting honest emotion do the heavy lifting.