UK singer/songwriter Asha Banks turns desire into self-reflection on her beautifully breathtaking single “Rerun” – an intimate, soul-baring confessional about longing, letting go, and learning to trust yourself again. In candid conversation with Atwood Magazine, she opens up about vulnerability, learning to trust her instincts, and the thrill of surrender – tracing her growth as both a songwriter and a young woman learning to follow her heart in real time.
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“I just wanna get out of my head, get into my heart, get into your bed.”
From the very first line, Asha Banks lays her soul bare, turning desire into poetry – raw, radiant, and unguarded, inviting us into a world where longing and honesty blur into one breathtaking confession. Some songs feel like they were written in the corners of a diary, whispered in secret and never meant to be heard – and yet “Rerun” invites us in completely.
Asha Banks opens the door to her inner sanctum on this stunning, soul-baring serenade, her voice hovering close to the mic like a confession. She aches in real time, her words trembling between longing and restraint as acoustic guitars, banjos, and soft drums bloom around her in a slow, breathtaking swell. What begins as a quiet flicker of emotion soon bursts into full technicolor – a wondrous, warm, and achingly intimate reverie that leaves you smiling through the ache.
Back to square one,
break the ice on
Are you looking for a rerun?
Think I’d like to
be those people
Always getting out of frame,
but never equal
Released August 14, 2025 via Island Records, “Rerun” marks the beginning of a luminous new chapter for the 21-year-old British singer, songwriter, and actress. It’s the first taste of her forthcoming sophomore EP How Real Was It? (out November 14), and her first release on a major label – a milestone that feels both personal and far-reaching. The song channels the magnetic honesty that defined her debut EP Untie My Tongue into something freer and brighter: A sunlit reflection on desire, impulse, and the thrill of surrendering to what you know you shouldn’t.
“‘Rerun’ is about questioning yourself and what you know you want,” Banks tells Atwood Magazine. “It’s full of desire and what-ifs and about returning to something you probably shouldn’t. It’s fun and upbeat whilst still recognising the hard truth. I had the best time writing it, and I’m so thrilled and proud for it to be coming out!”
That tension – between desire and doubt, yearning and self-awareness – gives “Rerun” its breathtaking magic. The track bridges honesty and playfulness with disarming ease, its candor glowing like candlelight. Banks’ delivery is raw and radiant, her storytelling intimate yet universal: A portrait of surrender, spontaneity, and the messy, beautiful contradictions of wanting what you know you shouldn’t.
Mmm, I’m terrified to say it first
Mmm, oh, ’cause if I’m wrong,
it’s gonna hurt
I just wanna get out of my head
Get into my heart, get into your bed, oh
I just wanna get out of my head
Get into my heart, get into your bed
“I just wanna get out of my head, get into my heart, get into your bed.” That lyric sits at the core of “Rerun,” carrying both ache and freedom. “It’s about wanting to let go,” Banks says. “It’s about trying to allow yourself the opportunity to be spontaneous and make maybe not the best decisions. But knowing the possibilities and letting yourself for once to say f* it.” You can hear that release in her delivery – the way she exhales each chorus as if shaking off doubt. The song moves like a heartbeat learning to trust itself again, blurring the line between hesitation and surrender.
Banks wrote “Rerun” earlier this year alongside producer and collaborator Josh Bruce Williams, who also helped craft her Untie My Tongue EP. Together they found a new rhythm – one that leans brighter, bolder, yet never loses its intimacy. “It felt like a fun step in a more upbeat direction after Untie My Tongue,” she shares, “but still had the same essence and storytelling throughout. I also just couldn’t stop listening to it and thought that must be a good sign!” That self-trust translates directly into the sound: Shimmering layers of banjo and guitar pulse with life, wrapping her confessional verses in warmth and motion.
Was it timing? Was it labels?
Was it never evеn really on the table?
Aftеr all that, still a head scratch
Sick of never really knowing
where your head’s at
The more “Rerun” unfolds, the more it reveals about Asha Banks herself – an artist unafraid to be both tender and self-aware, to write from instinct rather than design. “What I love about being at the beginning of all this,” she says, “is that I’m kind of able to see what happens and not have to know where I’m going with each song. It was a complete reflection of how I was feeling and the reality of what was going on.” That spirit of openness radiates through her music: honest, unfiltered, and deeply human.
There’s catharsis in “Rerun,” but also joy – the kind that hides inside heartbreak songs disguised as pop.
“Sometimes my favourite type of songs are those that sound happy but are truthfully quite heartbreaking,” Banks admits. That duality gives the track its undeniable glow: An emotional push and pull between head and heart, fear and faith, control and chaos. In letting herself lean into imperfection, Asha Banks finds something real – and that truth, warm and unguarded, is exactly what makes “Rerun” so unforgettable.
“Rerun” may have opened the door to Asha Banks’ next chapter, but she’s only just begun revealing what lies beyond it. Her upcoming sophomore EP How Real Was It? – out November 14 via Island Records – promises to be a deeply personal continuation of her world: tender, self-aware, and unflinchingly honest.
Following “Rerun,” Banks recently released the achingly vulnerable “Mascara Tears,” a stripped-back, piano-driven confessional that finds her baring the rawest corners of heartbreak. “I love this song so much,” she shares. “It was written on one of those days where I had so much to say and it all just came falling out.” The track swells with a soft, understated intensity as she admits, “I know I’m not a villain, but I’m not the hero,” later hitting a captivating climax in a dreamy, emotionally charged chorus: “Can I break your heart and still feel broken? I cried so hard I started choking and I miss you still.”
Together, these songs set the tone for an artist coming fully into her own – one whose emotional candor and cinematic storytelling are quickly making her one of the UK’s brightest emerging voices and a definitive Atwood artist to watch. Before How Real Was It? arrives, Asha Banks sat down with Atwood Magazine to talk about her music, her process, and the power of letting go.
Always dancing ’round the truth
Always comin’ out the blue
Always messing up the moments,
say you feel it like I did
I just wanna get out of my head
Get into my heart, get into your bed, oh
I just wanna get out of my head
Get into my heart, get into your bed
I know we probably shouldn’t
It doesn’t mean we couldn’t
I keep forgetting
why I told myself I wouldn’t, but
I just wanna get over myself
Be under your skin like nobody else
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A CONVERSATION WITH ASHA BANKS
Atwood Magazine: Asha, for those who are just discovering you today through this song and this writeup, what do you want them to know about you and your music?
Asha Banks: Hey! I’m Asha Banks, I’m a singer/songwriter and actress. I write honest and intimate music about whatever is going on in my head! “Rerun” is the first single from my new EP How Real Was It? which comes out on November the 14th. I go on my first tour starting in December in North America and in the UK / Europe in March (tickets are on sale now!) which I’m equally SO excited and so nervous for – so I hope to see you there!
Congratulations on your first major label release! Obviously this song is special – I can feel that right off the bat – but what was it about “Rerun” that made it your choice of “major label” debut?
Asha Banks: It was the first new song that I wrote when thinking about this second project and from that day I think I knew it made sense to go next. It felt like a fun step in a more upbeat direction after Untie My Tongue, but still had the same essence and storytelling throughout. I also just couldn’t stop listening to it and thought that must be a good sign!
What's the story behind your song “Rerun”?
Asha Banks: “Rerun” I wrote earlier this year with one of my amazing collaborators Josh Bruce Williams. I’d gone into the session wanting to write this fun sounding song about giving something another try / going back to someone you probably shouldn’t. Josh and I had made most of the songs from Untie My Tongue together and created a sonic world that my music lived in and I was so excited to see where that went with a more uptempo song. We had the best time writing the song and it ended up being exactly what I’d hoped!
I feel so much catharsis, so much release in the lyric, “I just wanna get out of my head.” You've shared that this track is about questioning yourself and what you know you want; what’s this song about, for you?
Asha Banks: I think it’s exactly that, it’s about wanting to let go. It’s about trying to allow yourself the opportunity to be spontaneous and make maybe not the best decisions. But knowing the possibilities and letting yourself for once to say f* it.
How does this track fit into the overall narrative of your artistry – of who Asha Banks “is”?
Asha Banks: I had the rough idea of this song before writing it properly but what I love about being at the beginning of all this is that I’m kind of able to see what happens and not have to know where I’m going with each song. It was a complete reflection of how I was feeling and the reality of what was going on. So I guess it’s just a continuation of me and my music and was the honest next chapter.
What do you hope listeners take away from “Rerun,” and what have you taken away from creating it and now putting it out?
Asha Banks: Gosh I’ve loved creating and releasing this one! Especially playing it live has been so so fun for me. Sometimes my favourite type of songs are those that sound happy but are truthfully quite heartbreaking so seeing people relate and love that about this one has been validating hahaha. I hope people take away what they want and use this song as they feel the need to personally. Everybody has such different responses to different lyrics and stories and I hope people find aspects they can relate to in it. That’s all I ever want!
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