Dawn Richard releases her first official single from her forthcoming debut solo album ‘Goldenheart’.
Produced by long time collaborator Druski, ”86′ is an 80′s inspired synth track, which continues the story set in her EP ‘Armor On’.
Speaking to Interview Magazine, Richard said of the track:
“For ”86,’ my producer Drew and I really went back to the basics. I also grew up listening to Prince, Genesis, Cyndi [Lauper], Peter Gabriel, and Phil Collins, which you hear a lot of in ’86.’ Their sound resonated in my life and my childhood, so, it’s really in a sense the beginning of my story.”
“’86’ is really the most naked single I’ve ever had. ’86’ is actually a slang term—it means to get rid of something. For me, I’ve put up so many walls that I forgot if I was going to do this, that I can’t play the victim, I have to play the survivor. The song’s about ridding yourself of all those barriers so that you can be free and fight for love. That’s what everything I do now is about. The fight for love—what I love, and that’s the music.”
’86′ is available on iTunes now. Her album ‘Goldenheart’ will be released on October 16.
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