What began as a Facebook post became the song TaniA Kyllikki and Rynellton never planned to make. The British singer-songwriter had believed they had finished the final song for her forthcoming album FREE-SPIRITED, but after writing about the division and hostility she was seeing online, the words stayed with her. Sitting beside her husband and creative partner, producer and multi-instrumentalist Rynellton, in their bedroom, she told him they needed to make one more song. It would be called “HUMAN.”
The idea was simple, but the music was less predictable. Kyllikki wanted to bring her gospel and soul influences together with techno-house production, creating a track that could carry a serious message without losing its physical energy. Rynellton’s initial reaction was one of surprise. Once she sang him the melody, however, the idea began to take shape.
“HUMAN” brings Kyllikki’s powerful vocals into a production built around hypnotic rhythms, electronic textures, and pulsating energy. She moves between intimate passages, intricate vocal runs, soaring belts, and the upper register that has become part of her musical identity. Against that, Rynellton creates a harder electronic backdrop that gives the song its movement.
The result is deliberately difficult to place in one genre. Techno-house provides the foundation, while soul and gospel shape the vocal performance. Their approach reflects the wider way Kyllikki and Rynellton have worked together, moving between soul, pop, R&B, hip-hop, funk, and electronic music rather than treating genres as fixed boundaries.
At the centre of “HUMAN” is a question rather than a lecture: what does it mean to be human, and how can people live in harmony? The song addresses race, difference, judgement, equality, compassion, and the labels people use to separate themselves from one another. Kyllikki does not attempt to answer hostility with more hostility. Instead, the song turns toward empathy and shared humanity.
The way “HUMAN” was made is equally personal. Kyllikki records from a self-made vocal booth built into the corner wardrobe beside her bed. Ongoing health difficulties have made conventional studio schedules and live work difficult, so she creates when her body allows and rests when it does not. She writes her own vocal melodies and arrangements, while Rynellton builds the instrumentation around her ideas and sometimes co-writes with her.
That DIY approach has become central to Kyllikki’s career. Known as the “British Songbird,” the Berkshire-based artist has built her music independently alongside Rynellton and their label, Awe Inspiring Records. Her debut album Why Chapter One reached the top of Amazon’s Hot 100 Pop Albums chart, while her music has earned international radio, media, streaming, and video attention. Her video for “I Struck Gold With You,” filmed in their living room with basic equipment and a £5 selfie stick, has surpassed 2.1 million views.
“HUMAN” is now available across major streaming and download platforms, excluding Spotify. The single leads toward FREE-SPIRITED, Kyllikki’s second album, which has been rescheduled for 2027.
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