Back in May we previewed Adult Romantix, the new album from Brazil-born, New York-based songwriter Samira Winter, AKA Winter, forthcoming via Winspear later this summer. A record concerned with all the pain and potential within a major move in life, evolving the shoegaze/dream pop styles introduced on 2022 debut Some Kind Of Blue with everything from Elliott Smith-esque acoustic emotion to the concision and texture of Rather Ripped-era Sonic Youth. Lead single ‘Just Like A Flower’ introduced both the style and themes of the album. “The song’s reflective, often melancholic tone is buoyed by an insistent momentum,” we wrote, “with Winter contemplating a move from LA to NYC amid the wider progression of young adult life. There are loves and inevitable losses along the way, but the forward motion can never quite be halted.”
With the album just over a month away, Winter has released brand new single, ‘Misery’. With Boston favourites Horse Jumper of Love lending their talents, the song is a perfect example of the way the record combines acoustic and dream pop sensibilities. Because while the verses offer a relatively restrained, downbeat tone, the song channels its energy towards its lush, hazy choruses. As though each verse is a daydream longing to be lifted towards existence, and each chorus reaching towards granting the wish.
Tell me all your secrets
All the things that pull you down
Tell me all your secrets
Are you dreaming of her now?
Watch the video by Ben Turok below:
Adult Romantix will be released on the 22nd August via Winspear and you can pre-order it now.
Photo by Sophie Hur