Splitting her time between El Paso in Texas and Burgundy in France, songwriter and composer Lauren DaCruz has built a creative life around an enduring devotion to music, language and the emotional context hidden inside them. Her artistic journey has taken her through the New Mexico mountains, Los Angeles, Big Sur, San Francisco and Southern Burgundy, with each place becoming part of a life shaped by stories, curiosity and creative exploration. Now, after years of living alongside music, Lauren DaCruz is set to step forward with her debut EP, À Vous de Jouer.
The project arrives as an intensely personal document of a challenging yet beautiful year and in that sense, the EP functions as a time capsule, capturing moments of reflection and emotional discovery as they happened. Its songs were penned in solitude, sometimes at her grandmother’s baby grand piano, sometimes in the shower and sometimes through tears, tapping rhythms against a desk. Those circumstances give the project an intimate background, with each song representing a carefully preserved fragment of a particular period in her life.
At the centre of the EP is the idea of returning to yourself; Lauren’s creative process became a way of shedding the fear and perfectionism that had gradually taken hold, allowing her to rediscover something closer to the freedom of childhood. This notion is particularly powerful on the lead single and Lauren’s debut release titled “I Want To See Your Fire,” a song that transforms private contemplation into an invitation for others to step forward and embrace their own potential.
The origins of the track began at 3:35am after Lauren reflected on Ernest Hemingway’s advice to write “one true sentence” and from that moment, an idea began taking shape through a simple stomp-and-clap rhythm tapped out in her studio. The next day, she brought the song to the piano, developing its emotional tone through memorable hooks, driving bass and bright guitars before eventually stripping the arrangement back for an intimate coda. The production brings together Jesse DeCarlo, who handles guitar, percussion, recording, mixing and mastering, with Taylor Safina on keyboards and background vocals. Their contributions help shape the track’s progression from its understated opening into an increasingly anthemic arrangement, giving the song its sense of momentum.
Opened by the steady march of the rhythm, Lauren’s alluring voice enters above warm piano notes, spinning smooth melodies carrying poignant lyrics while the arrangement builds with the strums of acoustic guitar. Rising to an instantly memorable chorus, Lauren’s voice rings out above gentle backing vocals, crafting a soulful sound of charming folk pop that develops with grooving bass lines and woozy organ textures before simmering down to Lauren’s tender voice to leave a lasting impression of the song.
Brimming with catchy melodic writing, stellar instrumentation and delightful vocal performance, the single offers the first taste of an artist with a timeless sonic vision and the talent to bring it to life in exciting fashion. With “I Want To See Your Fire,” Lauren DaCruz makes a superb entrance as a must watch singer-songwriter on the rise and with her debut EP on the horizon, she’s sure to win over countless listeners all over the world on what will no doubt be her breakout year.
Listen to I Want to See Your Fire below
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