Daily Edit | Apr 2

Empress Of has shared a vulnerable new track entitled ‘Dream House’, inspired by the experience of losing her family home in last year’s devastating Californian fires. A delicate yet dreamy song that honours the scale of that loss while also choosing to look ahead with optimism, it’s a teasing preview of what we might be able to expect from Empress Of’s as-yet-unannounced new album, the follow-up to 2024’s ‘For Your Consideration’.

“I wrote ‘Dream House’ in Norway on a fjord after my house had burned down,” she has shared, reflecting on the single’s conception. “My childhood best friend moved there and, in an attempt to find a home anywhere outside of LA, I flew there and spent a couple of weeks making music.” -DIY

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