Breakout alt-pop singer d4vd — whose real name is David Anthony Burke — has announced the deluxe edition of his debut album, WITHERED.
DELUXE: MARCESCENCE — to be released later this summer via Darkroom Records / Interscope — continues the floral theme and life-cycle of a rose. Per a release, MARCESCENCE refers to when trees and flowers still have their leaves and/or petals even though they’re no longer alive.
d4vd’s 15-track debut album WITHERED explores themes of heartbreak, emotional isolation, and personal evolution “takes the listener through the natural evolution and lifespan of the rose, an omnipresent visual in d4vd’s creative output thus far, and is intended to be listened to sequentially like chapters in a book as the demise of a relationship unfolds,” per a release.
The album reached No. 13 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 3 on the US Top Rock & Alternative Albums.
The announcement comes alongside d4vd’s new single, “L.O.V.E.U,” which features rising Australian indie singer-songwriter hannah bahng.
The song “juxtaposes infectious, upbeat lyrics and melodies with d4vd’s signature lo-fi, laidback production style,” per a release. The song allows d4vd to sing lead first and hannah to harmonize and sing the second verse solo.
“You’re like a four leaf clover, I made a wish on you,” d4vd sings.
“I love the way you look at me, like I’m the flower to your bee,” hannah counters.
“L.O.V.E.U” is described as a “sincere and tender, filled with authentic dedications to a loved one that the pair’s dedicated fanbases will be thrilled to receive, and follows the releases of “Summer Uptown” with JasonTheWeen.
About the collaboration, d4vd said:
“hannah and I clicked pretty fast after meeting at a concert recently. She was super into how I make music on my phone, so I started something, sent it her way, and we just ran with it. We love it.”
