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DAMI IM
releases uplifting new album
MY REALITY
DOWNLOAD/STREAM/BUY HERE
Watch video for
gospel inspired single
PRAY – HERE
ONLINE ALBUM LAUNCH THIS SUNDAY NIGHT
FROM 7PM AEDT, SEE HERE FOR MORE
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Dami Im has released her fifth studio album MY REALITY today – featuring new single ‘Pray’ alongside fan favourites, ‘Paper Dragon’ and ‘Lonely Cactus’.
MY REALITY is the album Dami has waited her whole career to make, seizing creative control and for the first time, writing or co-writing every track. “I’ve always wanted to make an album like this, ever since I started singing as a kid,” she says.
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Dami will unveil MY REALITY with a special online, live music launch for fans this Sunday night from 7.00pm AEDT saying, “I really hope people can join me as I play songs from the album tonight – it is so exciting to see it come to life and make its way out into the world! It is a very special and personal album for me. Please join me to celebrate!”
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After signing with ABC Music in 2020, Dami has expanded her musical horizons with thrilling results. MY REALITY’s collaborators range from One Above (Hilltop Hoods, Illy) to Andy Mak (Vera Blue, Tina Arena) to Konstantin Kersting (Tones And I, Spacey Jane). Most of the songs were written during the pandemic, meeting collaborators over Zoom rather than face to face.
“I actually didn’t mind that, it was a more flexible way to work without having to fly everywhere. I could just focus on the writing, I recorded a lot of my vocals from home which I loved, because I could just keep doing them until I was really happy with them,” Dami says.
Considered one of the country’s most gifted vocalists, MY REALITY sees Dami push her voice in new directions, whilst documenting her maturity as a songwriter, with highly personal lyrics that touch on everything from depression to moving out of your childhood home.
‘Alone’, written by folky Byron Bay muso Garrett Kato, showcases a tender tone to her voice, while new single ‘Pray’ takes you directly to church, exhibiting her trademark powerhouse vocals.
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Dami explains, “On this album I really enjoyed working with people whose work is different to what I normally do, and it makes you think about things differently. People know me for the range of my voice. People love hearing those high notes and the power behind the voice. I don’t want to put that in every song, it gets tiring, you need light and shade.
“There’s some softness in Alone. I don’t want every song to be belting, but some songs call for that, like Pray, you’re wanting to shout it out and express yourself, you’re releasing all your feelings to the sky. That’s why it’s loud!”
Another stand out song from the album is ‘Scared To Talk To You’, written with producer One Above about losing touch with friends from your youth. Dami explains, “Over the years we all change, people are in different stages of their lives, you lose communication. It’s sad to let the friendship go but is it worth going back to try and fix it because it could make it worse. I felt such relief after writing that song.”
“This was a really cathartic album to make, I felt like I was reading my own memoir back when I looked at the lyrics. It was very therapeutic.
“As humans we all have this need to express ourselves and share our experiences. With all of the songs I’m hoping they speak to people on some level and that they’re relatable. Ultimately, I want people to feel heard and understood.
“This album is about owning who I am. You shouldn’t shy away from the things people like about you. But you are who you are. Some parts on this record people might expect, some others show how much I’ve changed. With this album I’m just trying to be authentic in the way I know it, that’s my reality.”
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MY REALITY out now via ABC Music.
MY REALITY
Tracklist:
1. Pray
2. Scared To Talk To You
3. Lonely Cactus
4. Marching On
5. Memories
6. Crying Under Water
7. Paper Dragon
8. Alone
9. Kiss You Anyway
10. Fire
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Download / stream single ‘Pray’ HERE
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