Marta Del Grandi reveals new single ‘Chameleon Eyes’, from her upcoming album ‘Selva’

Italian singer songwriter Marta Del Grandi returns with new album Selva set for release on 20th October on Fire Records. Following the recent release of new track, Marta follows with single ‘Chameleon Eyes’  out today.

“‘Chameleon Eyes’ is about how sometimes we find ourselves standing at a crossroad and have to choose between staying true to our nature and path or reacting and adapting to life’s inputs and changing course. Sometimes one needs to surrender and let go: beautiful moments often can’t last, like seasons they pass and evolve into something different” adds Marta.

‘Selva’  was mostly written on the road and in Berlin and when the time came to record Marta turned to her old haunting grounds in Ghent (Belgium). Co-produced by Bert Vliegen (Sophia, Whispering Sons) and featuring a quartet of musicians that have been collaborating with Marta since 2015, the sessions resulted in a flurry of creative ideas and one of the artists’ most relaxed experiences ever, perfect foundation for her growth as a singer songwriter.

Beams of choral light radiate and permeate each track, with layered vocal drones creating a cathartic collision of sharp and soft textures, as almost to guide us hand in hand across Marta Del Grandi’s universe. The ambition is blinding, and the outcome is here to prove it: 12 songs of sprawling ethereal pop that is vivid, immense and fully illuminated.

Her most intricate and shimmering effort yet, it’s a refined devotional suite of astute pop that flows effortlessly, uniting emotional complexity, divine organic arrangements with a sci-fi finish.

If her debut ‘Until We Fossilize’  showed all the qualities of Marta’s unique approach, tiptoeing between Laurel Canyon dust, Lynchian etherealism and dramatic Morricone scores, ‘Selva’  delves deeper into the undergrowth, showcasing an ambition to deliver a whole new universe, her own ecosystem, where the strength of her voice alone is the pillar to build on.

‘Selva’ is out 20th October. Available in Black LP & CD.

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