Greek Avant-Pop artist Lia Hide demonstrates a strong understanding for musicality on her new single ‘Dinner’. Taken from the upcoming, fourth studio album The Missing Fourth Guest, the new single offers an insight to what can be expected across the release.
Full of innovative ideas, the electronic heavy production, subby bass synths and detuned guitar create an intense, dark musical backdrop for Lia’s haunting, virtuoso vocal delivery. As the track grows and builds, the tracks’ electronic elements intertwine with the live instrumentation that enters as the track, subtly shifting tempo and introducing a driving live drum beat as the soundscape bursts into life with a euphoric brass section.
Speaking about the new single and the upcoming new album, Lia said:
“The new album borrows its title from Plato’s ‘Timeaus’ dialogue opening line, and discusses the emotional struggles of the recent Covid19 pandemic and lockdowns, human mortality, and the modern man’s place in the Universe.
‘Dinner’ started as a musical joke with us three playing around, placing one loop on top of another, un-synchronizing them on purpose, then adding the most peculiar and unmatching elements : a sad jazzy trumpet solo, Chet Baker style, an almost naive, silly, soulful, vocal hook, crazy Bowie-Deranged-style pianos, all of them fighting for their place over a hip-hop heavily syncopated drum beat, with glitch and cinematic elements to spice things up. There was much struggle in finalizing the song, which we decided to show in the video, as we disagree and fight with one another, after eating our platonic dinner.
‘Dinner’ was the very first song I wrote for the new album and made me focus my head on completing a fourth album.”
Having played a number of European tours including the most recent tour in 2019, a 40 day venture with 28 shows across 10 countries, Lia has opened for a number of top artists and has a hugely successful career to date which has seen her sine with multiple labels including a stint with EMI. Continuing her journey through music, ‘Dinner’ is yet another example of Lia’s originality and artistic flair.
Watch the music video here: