Flores is a rising Norwegian artist with a tantalising sense of potential.
Drawing on 90s R&B and the latest electronic developments, the singer seems to continually push into new space.
Debut release 'Afterglow' arrived late last year, a murky yet tantalising glimpse into a wonderfully evocative sonic realm.
New cut 'Oceans' follows suit. Once again produced by Maths Time Joy, it's a perfectly formed piece of avant R&B.
Clash invited Flores to break down her new track – tune in below, then catch her words after the jump.
The song came to be musically with an idea that I sent to Maths Time Joy. 'Oceans' was very different when we began the process, it was more upbeat and experimental with not so much emotional depth to it vocally and lyrically. During the process I had wanted to shift the song because at the time I was leaving my long term partner.
I sat on it for a couple months working on the direction of what I wanted to say. I sent a revised version to MTJ and his ideas were so beautiful. The rain, the dark voice echoes in the verses, his ideas were right on and it transformed the song. Eventually the production when it came to the bridge was insane, he just threw me back to LA 1993, he's definitely spirit animal when it comes to production.
The song took six months to finally finish because I was living in and out of friends houses, it was a difficult period to try to finish this, but I am so glad and happy that it is done. It's a relief actually, like a death and a rebirth.
'Oceans' is reflective of when we are in serious relationship and we often define ourselves by the other person. We see ourselves as the other person like a reflection, so leaving and moving on is incredibly hard. The love is like weeds in every crevice of your life, the past the present the future, to the cups and the cutlery you used together. So separating from that can seem sometimes impossible.
The song was to let go of the pain and the past and a testimony of a journey in my life. As I loved to lyrically be more personal I try to keep my lyrics in a way that everyone man or women can relate to loss, love or betrayal. I think that's really important for the listener to feel those emotions and find their story from me telling mine, and that we all lose and struggle, and it's okay.
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