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Empress Of - Water Water

Lorely Rodiguez had a hell of a lot of hype to live up to. Her most daring and complicated track yet delivers with ease.

14th April 2015

Lorely Rodiguez aka. Empress Of has been being tipped for big things for years, but until now she’s been keeping her cards close to her chest, leaving us waiting with baited breath for something, anything, new. This is that long-awaited something. The first new material since 2013’s ‘Systems’ EP, ‘Water Water’ doesn’t disappoint. Brimming with energy it feels fit to burst; each trembling synth line tumbling over the next in a chaotic crashing together of pop and electronica.

While ‘Water Water’ is wilder and more heavily layered than previous Empress Of outings, it doesn’t feel over-produced. Everything is crisp and clear. Powerful, driving synth lines that wouldn’t be out of place on a Caribou record dominate, while tinny, disordered percussion runs amock underneath, switching pace and direction effortlessly throughout. Rodriguez’s quivering vocals tie everything neatly together, reigning calm and cool over a sea of complex electronic chaos. With comparisons drawn to everyone from Grimes to Bjork, and a tantalisingly sparse release schedule, new material from Empress Of had a hell of a lot to live up to. ‘Water Water’ - her most daring and complicated track yet - delivers with ease.

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