On Wednesday, Luna Shadows — a former touring-member of the New Zealand-based synth-pop group, The Bare and Well-known — launched her latest single “millennia.”

The product of a writing collaboration between Shadows and Chelsea Jade, “millennia” was produced by Bradley Hale of Now Now and Thomas Powers of The Bare & Well-known in Shadows’ Echo Park residence studio. The only is predicted to be on Shadows’ debut file, due someday later this yr.

The monitor is an immersive journey via a mesmerizing panorama of drums, synth arpeggios, and dream-like vocals. Shadows’ efficiency captures the mix of charisma, attraction and disillusionment that’s embodied by so many within the now-maturing Web technology (The “Zoomers” as some discuss with them).

“I used to be having an awesome writing day with my pals Brad Hale (of Now, Now) and Chelsea Jade. I had written down the phrase ‘millennia’ on my iPhone notepad previous to the session, in order that was the start line,” Shadows advised American Songwriter. “I had the phrase earlier than I had the that means. It’s the plural of ‘millennium,’ so in my head, I started to listen to it as one other solution to say ‘ceaselessly.’ There are such a lot of songs known as ‘ceaselessly’ or that play with the idea of ‘ceaselessly,’ so I assumed it was fascinating and authentic to make use of a brand new phrase to explain an previous feeling. I’m at all times searching for a brand new solution to say issues. Anyway, this music wasn’t the traditional romanticized lightning strike of inspiration as seen on TV however somewhat the results of laborious work and good firm.”

Whereas not precisely completely within the “bed room pop” camp — Shadows’ music blends many parts of many strains of contemporary pop — “millennia” was recorded with the normal DIY ethos. 

“I largely recorded this music at my residence studio in Echo Park, Los Angeles,” Shadows mentioned. “I like recording at residence — I get as many tries as I must get it proper. Happily, I didn’t should file this specific music too many instances. I truly had a superb singing day, for as soon as! Assume I obtained it just about on the primary strive. That doesn’t at all times occur.”

With hundreds of thousands of streams already racked up with no album launched but, Shadows is actually positioned to have an thrilling 2020 — one which any pop fan ought to maintain their eye on.

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