catalogue

DRAMA

DANCE WITHOUT ME (GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL)

DRAMA - DANCE WITHOUT ME 137612
format:
1 LP
release:
14.02.2020
label:
GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
item ID:
137612
barcode:
0804297835518
The simple power of DRAMA's musical expression is matched only by their work ethic. Since 2014, the Chicago-based duo have bootstrapped a subtle rise on their own terms, self-releasing several EPs and mapping multiple tours with Midwestern grit.

A multicultural collaboration between producer Na'el Shehade and vocalist Via Rosa, the project plays to the complementary dynamics of their pairing, blurring the lines between R&B and dance-pop, heartbreak and bliss.

Following their signing to Ghostly International in 2019, they realize their years-in-the-making full-length debut, aptly titled Dance Without Me, a refined collection that recasts romantic tragedy as moonlit self-acceptance.

As a lyricist, Rosa takes her blues and makes them vibrant - rather than wallow alone, she sashays.

"This album is dedicated to the people watching their friend's love-lives grow and happen around them, and not having anyone." Her soulful delivery, inspired by the improvisational nature of jazz and playful patterns of hip-hop and Bossa nova, interlocks with Shehade's chic Chicago house-infused production style.

There is lush lovelorn affliction blended into the tracks on Dance Without Me. DRAMA's first record appears remarkably refined for a young band; Rosa's lyrical candor creates expressionistic narratives about interpersonal intricacies all finessed for the club by Shehade.

Here we see a lyricist whose vocal stylings are, not just complimented, but completed by a producer, and a producer whose genteel tracks are given a soul, however blue, depicted in a collaborator's deeply human lyrics.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. 7:04 AM
  • 1.2. YEARS
  • 1.3. FOREVER AND A DAY
  • 1.4. HOLD ON
  • 1.5. GIMME GIMME
  • 1.6. GOOD FOR NOTHING
  • 1.7. PEOPLE LIKE YOU
  • 1.8. DAYS AND DAYS
  • 1.9. LIFETIME
  • 1.10. NINE ONE ONE
  • 1.11. DANCE WITHOUT ME