Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Contenida" by Lucrecia Dalt, from the 2022 album ¡Ay! on RVNG Intl.
This week's Songs of the Day were selected by DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, spotlighting artists he discovered at last month's Tremor Festival, held in São Miguel, Azores.
On her eighth and latest LP ¡Ay!, Colombian-born, Berlin-based artist Lucrecia Dalt celebrates both her homeland and outer space. Infusing childhood influences of bolero, mambo, merengue, and salsa into her synth-heavy soundscapes, she tells the story of Preta, an extraterrestrial being who lands on Earth. The ten-track album examines themes of love, time, and on today's Song of the Day, existence.
"A falling progression, vocals harmonizing, a jazzy something… Why not?," she describes to The Fader in a track-by-track. "Playing this piece live, it’s become one of my favorites from the album. Fun to perform, fun to dance to. Can you imagine being bodiless and suddenly feeling trapped, like theatrical containment? Irreversible…"
