ERIKA DE CASIER RELEASES BEACHSIDE VIDEO FOR “PROPULSIVE” (PAPER) SINGLE ‘SOMEONE TO CHILL WITH’
OFF OF INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED NEW LP SENSATIONAL (4AD); BUY/STREAM HERE
Select Critical Praise for Sensational
“A tinge of Sade, a tinge of Aaliyah…it sounds just perfect” – NPR Music
“Erika de Casier makes sensitive R&B for club kids” – Rolling Stone
“An unabashedly elegant sound that highlights the comparative fragility of de Casier’s own voice, which rarely rises louder than a sigh” – Pitchfork
“It’s music that looks to the past, made by an artist too original to be a revivalist: memories and retrospection rearranged into something fresh” – The Guardian, Album of the Week
“Her songs are warm and inviting and immaculate” – Stereogum, Album of the Week
“Phenomenal” – PAPER
“Everything she touches turns to gold, her creativity knows no bounds” – Clash, 8/10
“Magically immersive” – Nylon
Erika de Casier reveals the new video for standout track ‘Someone To Chill With’ off her internationally acclaimed new album Sensational (out now on 4AD). The video sees de Casier bringing her alter ego Bianka to the beach – a character who has featured in the visuals for previous singles ‘Polite’, ‘Drama’ and ‘Busy’. The video was filmed by Stephanie Stål Axelgård and directed by de Casier. It initially premiered in August at STRØM Festival in her home country of Denmark.
Sensational expands the universe of de Casier’s 2019 self-released debut album Essentials. Where Essentials dealt more with the infatuation stages of love, Sensational has more of an attitude, aiming to dismantle the stereotype of single women looking for love, tackling relationship dramas and the toxicity of dating. It was a chance to rewrite scenarios in ways that empowered her, fantasising about what could’ve been. Sensational was co-produced by de Casier and Natal Zaks and is a breath of fresh air to anyone with a passion for music in all its genres, as much influenced by Aaliyah and Janet Jackson as house, garage and techno. With hushed, pillow-soft vocals and production that references turn-of-the-millenium sounds, de Casier’s sound surveys the past while looking to the future.
Sensational is out now digitally and physically including on clear vinyl.
ERIKA DE CASIER ONLINE:
Instagram, Facebook + Soundcloud: @erikadecasier
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