Montreal musician Tess Roby has been making her own kind of atmospheric electronic pop for quite some time now. We discovered her back in 2018 with her self-produced debut album Beacon, that she followed up with Ideas of Space in 2022. She’s also part of the synth pop trio Dawn to Dawn, has collaborated with artists like Khotin, Austra, Ouri and Seb Wildblood, and runs her own independent label, SSURROUNDSS. More recently, she’s been releasing music under the name Deep Breath, but it’s been four years since we last heard from her as under her real name.
Now she’s back with “Dream Q”, a gorgeous new track that finds her exploring the more delicate side of electronic music. Her unmistakable voice floats over shimmering synths and ethereal melodies, punctuated by delicate harpsichord notes, while the restless, almost mechanical percussion brings a welcome contrast. The whole thing gradually unfolds, blossoming into something even more beautiful in its second half. Roby wrote and recorded most of the song during a 2024 residency at Canada’s National Music Centre, where she also began working on her third album.
The single comes with an equally elegant video directed by Tess Roby herself, filmed alongside Hugo Bernier and edited by Trevor Blumas of E-Prime. Shot along the striking white cliffs of southern England, the cinematic clip follows her wandering through an almost otherworldly landscape. Watch and support below.
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