In her own words, LIA LIA “makes music and slays demons”. Having meticulously released four amazing singles in the past three years, her demon-slaying skills have only been growing. While “Kids” was a minimalist and icy gem, her bubble-tea anthem “Boba Boba” saw her embrace her magnetic, catchy Kawaii core. With LIA LIA’s latest track “Night Call,” mixed by Geoff Swan, she takes a more mellow R&B but nonetheless hypnotic approach.

With her sultry, siren-like voice, LIA LIA has the demons are on her side. There’s a nostalgic sensibility to the stabbing synths; it calls to mind retro video games, in all their juddering, 8-bit glory. Yet the drumbeat is undeniably current, gifting “Night Call” a delectable excitement.

The breakdown at the two-minute mark meshes these two elements together. With the synths gaining in roundness, the introduction of a tambourine and the organic sound of fingers clicking, “Night Call” becomes sweeter in its menacing undercurrent.

The accompanying video, co-directed with Jannik Schneider, also flirts with the dark mysteries of the universe. Echoing great horror films such as The Grudge and Confession, we see LIA LIA set against an isolated backdrop of an empty school. It is in this setting that she lets her anxiety overcome her and thus accidentally summons Ryū, a water dragon spirit in human form, who LIA LIA engages in battle.

The eerie blue spotlight that frames Ryū, makes the video all the more mystical. Combined with an undeniable influence from Chinese fairy tales and Japanese anime, the video echoes the meaning of “Night Call”. In LIA LIA’s own words, “The song is about feeling lonely and disconnected from the world, waiting for someone to come and rescue me from my boredom.”

Well, look at the US, there’s nothing boring about battling a demon and there’s certainly none of the mundane lingerings in the soundscape of “Night Call”.

“Your binary code is my DNA, code me baby” she sings, using every IT-related lexicon to imply a human relationship. With extra high-pitched vocals and bubblegum catchy production, the rising pop star doesn’t hesitate on writing about our modern society. Sometimes, she is mocking with a lot of tenderness our new ways on connecting with each other, but on the other hand, she is also part of this world and loves it this way.

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You can follow LIA LIA over Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The track, that was produced and directed by herself, makes fun of this younger generation stucked in their computers playing video games. The young artist has been considered for many blogs as “one of the artists to watch”, thanks to her peculiar way of making fun of our modern lives via her music. As she is working on more, to be released in the future, we can’t wait to see where her career is heading.

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You can follow LIA LIA over Facebook, Twitter and Soundcloud.

Deer Du Bois gives you a dose of never-ending hope with his new playlist

Great new indie-pop comes from the dazzling Leon of Athens on his newest “Aeroplane”, but also on the powerful “1955” by Bad Wave. Get hypnotized by the delicate “Mesmerize” by newcomer STRØM.

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New Wave-inspired beats and vocals are served by First Hate on their latest release “Copenhagen”. But don’t forget to step it up with the glitching “Spinning Over You” by the eccentric-voiced Reyko and the newest party-maker in town: Maikéru on “Love 1”!!!

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If you want to drink a bit more until you get tipsy, you should check him on Facebook and Soundcloud, and follow his regular posts on our site.

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