{"id":73359,"date":"2022-01-14T10:28:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T10:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=73359"},"modified":"2022-01-14T10:28:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T10:28:28","slug":"premiere-ldashd-dont-give-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/01\/premiere-ldashd-dont-give-up\/","title":{"rendered":"PREMIERE: LdashD &#8216;Don&#8217;t Give Up&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-heading\"><strong>As much as we want to feel connected to an artist, our curiosity is what drives our interest. The release of &#8216;Don&#8217;t Give Up&#8217; by the so-far anonymous LdashD marks an addition to his growing discography of energetic, genre-bending, hook-laden, guitar-based multi-ethnic mix with elements of D&#8217;n&#8217;B.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Without learning LdashD&#8217;s identity, the music speaks for itself. Following the footsteps of his mentors, Picasso and Vince Van Gogh, LdashD is also a self-taught artist and producer whose work you might stumble upon in Brick Lane, London.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The premiere of his new EP &#8216;Don&#8217;t Give Up&#8217; acts as the third part of a trilogy of forward-looking EP&#8217;s, &#8216;BestLife,&#8217; &#8216;We Still Dance&#8217; and now &#8216;Don&#8217;t Give Up.&#8217; Keeping up with the likes of uplifting tracks, LdashD presents a set of three songs, &#8216;Party People,&#8217; &#8216;Does It Feel Right,&#8217; and the title track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The sound of LdashD is unique, unreplicable, and feels comfortable in distress. The silent intention behind his new EP &#8216;Don&#8217;t GIve Up&#8217; is to let you know the party did not stop, and you should be out there chasing the city lights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Don&amp;apos;t Give Up\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3Q1gCbGC6M4cp4WaKUXuH1?si=801c1f6704044e89&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much as we want to feel connected to an artist, our curiosity is what drives our interest. 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