Sometimes a house is more than just a structure. It is a place that holds our desires and taste and the things that we love. It’s both physical space and a dream. Empress Of returns with a silky new single that captures such a building’s many layers. It’s a synth-pop balm where Lorely Rodriguez' vocals swim through lush strings and a propulsive beat. No details have been shared, but the press release states that this new single is the preview of a forthcoming album. Let's fucking gooooo.
"Dream House" came during a music session after her house burned down in the Altadena fires. She shared that:
I wrote "Dream House" in Norway on a fjord after my house had burned down. My childhood best friend moved there and in an attempt to find a home anywhere outside of LA, I flew there and spent a couple of weeks making music. It felt jarring and lonely, not exactly the comfort I was hoping for, but one afternoon I made a little voice memo while playing a piano mumbling the phrase….i wanna build a dream for you. That’s when this whole thing kind of started. Like a little spark. Someone said a phoenix isn’t born it’s remembered and in making this I remembered why I make music.
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