New EP from Anastazia

Born and raised in Ukraine and now based in New York, Anastazia is a singer-songwriter on the rise while sharing her own unique brand of electronic pop. Letting her Eastern European underground roots shine through in her sound, she offers her captivating songwriting wrapped up in a style that’s as gritty as it is glistening.

After making her entrance in 2020 with her debut single “Slow Dance”, she returned this year with her sophomore track “Vendetta” and third effort “Sun is Low”, both of which feature on her brand new EP titled Love Is a Crime which she’s just dropped via the Hollow Kisses imprint.

Featuring her last two singles, with title track “Love Is A Crime”, “Money comes, money goes”, “Hurricanes” and the new single “Folie”, on her debut EP, Anastazia makes a resounding artistic statement.

Across the EP, she weaves her profound writing that follows a personal story threaded by intricate metaphors about a passionate and complex relationship that was destined to fail from the very start. Taking its name from the tale of Bonnie and Clyde – a pair wrapped up in infatuation in their short-lived stint as outlaws – the EP covers a perspective of love that requires a personal sacrifice, and in doing so, a crime of one person against themselves.

Laying down her stunning and dark synth-driven alternative pop sound, she spins six unique and enthralling sonic worlds full of thumping beats and Anastazia’s compelling vocal leads. Accompanying the release of Love Is A Crime is the music video for the new single “Folie”, a song written in both English and French with the title meaning ‘madness’ in the latter.

Shot in a monochrome style, with the music video for “Folie”, Anastazia delivers an artistic exploration of sensual dance made in collaboration with the graduates of New York Purchase College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ renowned cinematography department. Directed by Lee Kudanov-Elson, co-produced by Aidan Kaye and featuring performances from professional dancers Lucy Tozzi, Josh Noel, Julliard Academy alumni Matilda Mackey, the dancers themselves chose “Folie” to add their mesmeric movement flair.

Commenting on the creation of the music video, Anastazia shares, “Unfortunately, dancing under cold water turned out to be much more difficult and dangerous than we assumed, so on the day of filming, we had to remove most of the movements in order to avoid serious injuries that could destroy the dancers’ careers. Deciding to show my body this openly was a big step for me in terms of self-acceptance. But if I’m not honest with myself in every way, how can I be honest with my audience?”

Adding, “Through this video and the song, we wanted to convey a very familiar to many people feeling of flying in love. The higher you go, the closer you are to the fatal fall from the sky to the ground. In the final shot, the dancers slowly lower me to the ground, as if helping me to avoid falling and leaving hope.”

Watch the music video for Folie below

Listen to Love Is A Crime below

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