Paulina - Unveils Elegant New Single 'Parasite' And Accompanying Music Video
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"Featuring gorgeously textured acoustic guitar and groove-laden bass throughout, it is Paulina’s wonderfully blooming and evocative vocal vibrato that gives life to Parasite from the get-go. With a soulful and mature vocal style that belies her 17 years."
Backseat Mafia (AUS)
Following on from her critically praised single ‘Lonely Drives’, Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Paulina has returned with her suave new cut ‘Parasite’ – produced by Toby Hobart.
Gorgeously textured acoustic guitar and Paulina’s moving vibrato open ‘Parasite’, before the choruses evolve and shapeshift through groove-laden bass and alluring vocal samples, creating an ingenious exemplar of pop music. Earthy percussion hits and reverberating guitar riffs help build the fervour and anticipation towards the finale, ending delicately with an array of ethereal vocal harmonies.
Paulina talks about the meaning behind ‘Parasite’:
“At its core it’s about being treated like a parasite by a partner. Having someone treat you so disrespectfully and disgustingly can destroy someone’s self-worth and self-love. So, instead of continuing to be a victim of such awful treatment and the pain that comes with it, this song shows that you can in fact do yourself a huge favour and leave toxic relationships. You don’t have to and shouldn’t love someone who treats you so badly, because you are so much more than that. If anything, they’re the parasite!!”
The release is accompanied by a stunning music video, directed by Matt Pettigrew from Slate Media (Cosmo's Midnight, Mallrat, Spacey Jane). The visually striking clip uses awe-inspiring colours as Paulina takes on the character of someone being mistreated. “As the music video progresses, my makeup becomes a bit more smudged as I begin to cry. This accentuates the truly sad, and upsetting feeling portrayed subtly throughout the song,” she explains. “In the studio, we used a 20ft square soft box grid, that allowed full range of the colour spectrum, to create a bold, yet soft colour scheme in the music video,” she adds.
Previous releases have been widely embraced by Spotify, triple j, triple j Unearthed and Australian community radio. In the blogosphere, her tracks have been supported by the likes of The Music, The AU Review, Livewire, AAA Backstage, Something You Said, Sounds of Oz, Good Call Live and as AIR’s Feature Artist of the Week.
Born in Germany and raised in Queensland, Paulina is quickly showing her capability to write uniquely emotive songs, capturing the true essence of her songwriting subjects in her purest performances, taking cues from luminaires Jorja Smith and Amy Shark.
‘Parasite’ is available worldwide now
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