A. K. Paul has released a new single, “Be Honest”, to mark the return of the Paul Institute, the label he founded with his brother, Jai Paul.

In a press release, A. K. Paul describes “Be Honest” as a song “about giving up control for a moment, allowing yourself to feel something beyond what you’ve known. It’s a song about liking something you didn’t think you would like, feeling something you didn’t think you would feel – and as you come to your senses being faced with the prospect you’ve only half lived...”

The release of the single coincides with the relaunch of the Paul Institute website. Paul Institute ‘enrolees’ – that is, people who’ve created an account with the site – will get early access to new music from the label in what is described in a press release as its “biggest drop” yet.

“I’m really happy we're releasing new music with Paul Institute this summer,” A. K. Paul says. “It’s been a while coming and the last couple of years have been perilous at times for PI, particularly because of a legal fight that set us back. So besides it being sick music, to return with such a strong set of releases feels like a vindication of our rights as artists too.”

If you previously enrolled with the Paul Institute, you’ll have to re-enrol on the new website due to new privacy laws that have since come into effect.

Revisit our feature interviewing the artists of the Paul Institute, and listen to “Be Honest” below.