{"id":2008479,"date":"2025-09-09T08:58:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2008479"},"modified":"2025-09-09T08:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:58:39","slug":"abigail-langi-takes-it-slow-steady-in-releasing-her-new-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/abigail-langi-takes-it-slow-steady-in-releasing-her-new-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Abigail Langi takes it \u2018Slow &#038; Steady\u2019 in releasing her new EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Get ready to discover the velvety vocals of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex nofollow\" class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/guwopigail?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacuzSG8nz9NJfqmHfRFtX_34-2_Esmtx0pByWzPkbgl47LgSIFWJnqrntBwOA_aem_5Juc2WQbCZk3y3Af132h5g\">Abigail Langi<\/a>, a Tongan RnB singer-songwriter from the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Langi recently released a six-track extended play or EP called <em>Slow &amp; Steady<\/em>, which reflects both her musical roots and the pace of her journey as an emerging artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, with roots in Kotu Island in Tonga, Langi grew up as the eldest of seven children in a close-knit Tongan household where music was always present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cI grew up around my grandparents, my aunt, my uncles,\u201d Langi says in an interview on <em>PMN Tonga<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m very close with my family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cMy family is very musically inclined as well so I was around it from a very young age and it just stuck with me as I got older.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Released on 22 August, <em>Slow &amp; Steady<\/em> follows her 2023 debut EP <em>Party of One<\/em> and is already gaining momentum across streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abigail - \u201cProve It\u201d (Feat Mo2Crazee) &amp; \u201cNothing New\u201d On The Mic \ud83c\udfa4 Live Performance \" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/on8UWxvgGqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">On <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noindex nofollow\" class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7JxfB48ATcZQR9pFKJtk3b?si=LjjIN39nSZuozOHVO7oSFQ&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=74efcbae40cf4aab\">Spotify<\/a> alone, Langi has over 4100 monthly listeners, with her top track <em>Thug Love &#8211; Remix <\/em>clocking in at more than 61,000 streams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Langi\u2019s early influences came from family, particularly her uncle Duke Taumoepeau, a producer and sound engineer from the early 2000s, and her aunty, who performed under the name 676.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">That seed grew into a commitment after high school when Langi decided to fully focus on her craft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\"><strong><em>Watch Abigail Langi&#8217;s full interview on PMN Tonga below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPMNTonga%2Fvideos%2F4084122355179898%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" class=\"aspect-5\/3 w-full\" title=\"Iframe Embed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cAs a Pacific Islander we have that love for music. It was something where I always had an itch. I could never really shake it and if I thought of doing anything else, music was still right there in my ear,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Drawing inspiration from the RnB sounds she grew up with, Langi\u2019s music features smooth melodies and experiments with pop textures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cOn this project, I wanted to play with different subgenres and sounds under that umbrella. It just is a little bit diverse and a little bit of different types of RnB, but for the most part, that\u2019s my bread and butter.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-row flex-wrap justify-start gap-x-1 \">\n<p class=\"text-sm leading-4\">Abigail Langi also carries the Taumoepeau name and hails from Kotu Island, Tonga. Photo\/Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">Every track on <em>Slow &amp; Steady<\/em> was written by Langi, and collaboration with talented producers added depth and colour to her storytelling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">For her, the title became more than just a name &#8211; it became a mantra. \u201cI was in a season of life where I had to remind myself that it\u2019s okay to not rush,\u201d Langi says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cA lot of my peers were getting recognition, and I was questioning why I wasn\u2019t further along. Working on this project reminded me that it doesn\u2019t mean it won\u2019t happen &#8211; it just means it\u2019s not my turn yet. 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The track was created earlier this year in T\u0101maki Makurau Auckland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">\u201cWe wrote and recorded everything in one day,\u201d Langi says. \u201cThat was a first for me, and it\u2019s special because of the collaboration and energy shared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg leading-6 lg:text-xl lg:leading-6\">While love is a central theme across her latest album, Langi hopes her music brings comfort to listeners. 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