Darkwave duo, producer Mario Del Rio and vocalist Rayne Lew, are Adore Me. They are based between Los Angeles and Mexico City, and their EP, Kira #1 came out on the 28th of May, on the Sublime Exile label.
Oh yes… first and title track is electronic bass heavy, with a dance floor savvy. “Kira #1” is sexy musically, lyrically and the vocals melt like molten wax on bare skin. The techno is unleashed in “MABH“, crossed with 80s synth and Lew’s singing is light, floating in the uncertain grimly electronics. There is even a quote from Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliette‘, which is in relation to the fairy Queen Mab or MAbh, whom the track is dedicated too.
The vocals echo within the cocoon of deranged synths of “Psyphon“, both beautiful and yet seemingly set on the edge of cliff, poised to fall into infinity. “Bruise” is the last track, not as fast paced but just as entrancing. It is delicate with a darker undertone. The imagery from the lyrics is coloured by red or rather the blood spilt by death.
Graceful darkwave sensuality oozes from Kira #1, but it is also has a bite about it. Lust, magic and death, create an aura of funereal delight which lures the listener to move to the rhythms. Adore Me or not to Adore Me, that is the question, but you should have a listen to Kira #1 so you might know thy self.
Kira #1 | Adore Me (bandcamp.com)
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