{"id":24124,"date":"2016-11-11T13:47:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T12:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=24124"},"modified":"2016-11-11T13:47:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T12:47:21","slug":"elsa-carmona-announces-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/elsa-carmona-announces-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"ELSA CARMONA ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/elsa-carmona-announces-new-single\/elsa-carmona\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Elsa-Carmona.png?fit=1494%2C1494&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1494,1494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"elsa-carmona\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Elsa-Carmona.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24125\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Elsa-Carmona.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"elsa-carmona\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The Stockholm-based songstress, Elsa Carmona, has announced her introductory single \u2018Ritual\u2019, released today, November 11.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Written and produced with Fredrik Okazaki (best known for working with Robyn, and Seinabo Sey), this spiritual, electro-infused track sees Elsa exploring a dark, melancholic pop sound. The deep, booming synths and alluring beats create a contemporary cosmic anthem with Elsa\u2019s seductive vocals taking centre stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Elsa\u00a0was born and raised in Barcelona, the emerging singer\/songwriter later moving\u00a0to Sweden where she vowed to devote herself fully to music and first graced the scene under the name Sirena, the Spanish word for &#8220;mermaid:.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Elsa explained to \u2018The Line of Best Fit\u2019, the reasons behind her change in identity:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI used &#8220;Sirena&#8221; to explore a radio-friendly, dream-pop aesthetic. My taste has changed since then, and the music I&#8217;m making now is darker and rawer than what I was into\u00a0before. It just feels right to use my real name for this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Inspired by the creative and natural world around her, Sirena soon caught the attention of online tastemakers with her early single \u2018Chemicals\u2019, which was remixed by Italian producer Addal, and featured on her 2015 debut EP <i>Hearts<\/i>, along with singles \u2018Lunar Lights\u2019 and \u2018You Are The Shore\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Also tipped by the likes of The Guardian and Wonderland, Sirena\u2019s mesmerising vocals impressed Scandinavian producer and DJ Alesso who then collaborated with her on his acclaimed single \u2018Sweet Escape\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now returning to the scene with new music, a new identity, and a fresh creative direction Elsa Carmona is ready to ignite music fans across the globe with her revamped, unique twist on Swedish synth-pop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Listen to her new single below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ritual by E C\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F292061644&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640&#038;secret_token=s-DkH6I\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stockholm-based songstress, Elsa Carmona, has announced her introductory single \u2018Ritual\u2019, released today, November 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":24125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[1114,8040,8042,77,370,3657,8041,150,5515,3060,299],"class_list":["post-24124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-electro","tag-elsa-carmona","tag-fredrik-okazaki","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-ritual","tag-sirena","tag-spain","tag-spanish","tag-stockholm","tag-sweden"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-6h6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26884,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/04\/alex-cuba-feat-josemi-carmona-lagrimas-del-que-llora\/","url_meta":{"origin":24124,"position":0},"title":"Alex Cuba feat. 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