Maya Delilah and Aquilo released Been Here Before on October 23, continuing a collaboration that the singer and guitarist says has developed through years of working together. Aquilo is the duo of Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher.
Delilah describes the new song as moving away from their more singer-songwriter-oriented work toward a darker, driving, soul-influenced setting built around a guitar phrase. An official video accompanies the single.
The release follows the deluxe edition of her debut album, The Long Way Round. The announcement frames the song around recognizing an unhealthy relationship and deciding that something needs to change; that is the song’s stated perspective, rather than advice tailored to a listener’s own circumstances.
Following one phrase through the arrangement
The guitar figure offers a concrete starting point. A listener can follow whether it stays constant while the surrounding parts shift, or changes to mark a transition between sections. That can make the production’s sense of momentum easier to describe than relying on a mood label alone.
The collaboration is also a reminder to separate the credited artists from assumptions about their individual roles on every instrument. The statement confirms the joint release and its creative direction, but does not itemize every recorded part. The linked official announcement provides the single and video without requiring those gaps to be filled by guesswork.
Source: Official release announcement.
