Since moving to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music last year, Damoyee Janai (aka DAMOYEE) is one of countless young people finding out the their ideal college experience has been derailed by the pandemic. Currently based in her hometown of Dallas, she was in Boston just a few months before having to head back to Texas for remote learning. 

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That hasn’t stopped her from making the most of her connections with classmates, like fellow Berklee student Timothy Stone, who hails from Redding, CT and Gloucester, MA. The two have been songwriting together and have released a new single. While the two hadn’t met on Berklee campus, they were able to connect online through a virtual songwriting camp. As such, “Waiting For You” came to be.

Fusing Damoyee’s soulful vocals with an indie rock vibe (complete with a chill surf-rock guitar hook, Stone and Janai duet in a weary, lamentful way, contemplating the futility of staying up all night expecting a new result. This sentiment hits home during pandemic days, when it’s hard to remember which day of the week it is, let alone remember a time when life was more than this monotonous thing of repetition. While that can be a sobering, even depressing feeling, Damoyee Janai and Timothy Stone remind us that there is a quiet strength and unrelenting beauty in waiting, knowing that someone is waiting for you, too. 

Listen to “Waiting For You” below or on the streaming service of your choice.