Premiere: O Slow Shares New EP “Every Time I Look In The Mirror”
Every time I look in the mirror The EP is out on April 19th
April 18, 2024
O Slow is the pseudonym of singer/songwriter Jaqui Miranda. The project first began in 2020 with Miranda holed up in a cabin in the Redwoods and has since seen her settle into a glassy and ethereal style of dream pop. She debuted last year with a single, “Even In Dreams, He Rides,” followed by a two-track release, These Dreams. This year, he's back with a new single, 'myth', the first taste of a three-track EP, Every time I look in the mirror. The full EP is out tomorrow, but ahead of the release, Miranda shared an early listen of the EP, premiering Under the Radar.
Every time I look in the mirror feels equally indebted to the shimmering strains of dream pop and propulsive electronica that temper Miranda's frozen aesthetic with skittish beats. The EP opens with “Hit Me Like Rain,” which finds Miranda's airy vocals floating over a dreamlike expanse of synths, trip hop percussion, and intense ukelele strums. Instead, the “myth” hits hard with a quick breakbeat and rumbling bass that is adorned with sparkling melodic bursts. Meanwhile, Miranda's lyrics deconstruct issues of self-mythology and social attitudes, singing “I don't buy your apathy anymore / Just show me what you're made of / 'Cause it's so nice to care / If only you could see / How nice it is to you love something so desperately.” Finally, “Do you see me?” it's equal parts glassy and propulsive, dancing between shimmering swaying layers of synth, driving drum loops and expansive soundscapes. The results are both hypnotic and irresistibly danceable.
Miranda says of the EP, “The common theme throughout my life thus far has been a fascination with the power of perception and its ability to shape and distort reality. In the past my sense of self-worth was largely based on other people's perceptions of me. like if others are ok with me then i am ok with me. The flip side of this coin has only led to a lot of pain. So writing these songs was a very liberating process, allowing me to recognize and completely free myself from these destructive patterns.”
Check out O Slow's new EP below. Every time I look in the mirror released on April 19.
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