Based in Paris, Dame Zina is a father-daughter who make music together out of their garage studio. With Dame Zina bringing her vocal flair and penchant for girl-power inspired songwriting, her father, Y adds his crunchy synths and powerful drums while writing and producing the instrumental side of their sonic output.
Setting their artistic sights on themes that matter to them most, they cover feminism, freedom and relatable emotions in their songwriting. First presenting their musical vision in 2019, they dropped their debut single “What if,” followed up by a string of singles in the build up to their debut full-length record with the expansive sixteen-track album titled Emerald Eyes.
Since then they’ve shared multiple well-received singles, EPs and LPs over the last few years while revealing the full scope of their sound across genres from pop to rock to electronica. With their most recent album, Fairytales, coming in October last year, they shared their most personal and intimate songwriting to date while tracking topics of magic and feminism across the release.
Now they bring us their latest release with the new single titled “Eau,” lifted from their recent record. Nodded to in its title, ‘water’ in English, the new single receives a winter release to reflect its cold and liquid dream pop sound. Building on their genre-fluid sonic exploration, with their new single the pair serves up an immersive listening experience throughout its six and a half minute adventure, channeling the pioneering avant-garde female-fronted sounds of artists like Björk and Kate Bush.
Brought in by Dame Zina’s airy vocals as the soft tones of synth textures swell around her voice, the laid back shuffle of muted percussion injects a steady rhythm as the ethereal aesthetic of the song pulls you into its watery world. Rising with the flutter of modulating synth leads and the moody grit of the bass synth pulses, the duo crafts a truly enveloping sound capped by balletic vocals that dance above the brooding soundscape.
As the drums gather energy, Dame Zina’s voice becomes more powerful, threading anthemic melodies via commanding delivery as delicate electronic instrumentation continually adds colour to the arrangement. It’s a truly stunning showcase of this innovative artist’s endless creativity and their ability to bring to life their innovative songwriting in a dazzling and unforgettable way.
Listen to Eau below
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