Eve Alai and Senara Tackle Bouts on Mental Health with New Song “Swiping Right”
Electronic producer Eve Alai teams up
with soulful vocalist Senara on a tropical club anthem that examines the
difficulty of confronting one’s mental and emotional headspace.
Released under Umami Records, “Swiping Right” delivers an inescapable jam that
hits home. With its afrobeat-inspired rhythms and laid-back production, the
song finds human connection on the dance floor, embracing the vulnerability
that comes with escaping reality and navigating personal issues in life and
relationships.
Eve Alai, Senara, and Dinil Gonawela co-wrote
“Swiping Right,” and were bold enough to share their bouts on mental health and
their respective experiences growing up in a society that rarely talks about
it. Eve Alai reflects, “All three of us wrote from the heart about various
mental battles and life situations we’ve faced over the years. It’s an honest
account of how people have a lot that they have to work through within their
own headspace.”
It’s hard not to revel on Swiping Right’s
refreshing combo of emotionally honest songwriting and club euphoria. The
midtempo number sounds steadily paced and relaxed, but eventually gives way to
a chorus that turns human fragility into something that you can dance to, when
no one’s watching. “I think it’s one of the special hooks Dinil and I have
written,” Eve Alai points out. “It’s not easy to write something memorable
while maintaining its lyrical integrity.”
Senara was in quarantine when she used iPhone
to record the vocals for “Swiping Right,” and somehow Eve Alai made it possible
to produce a cathartic bop that exudes a certain timelessness despite the
technical limitations. “Making that work within the production was the most
interesting and rewarding part,” Eve Alai shares. “We tried recording in a
studio after the demo but found that the raw emotion of the demo was not
something we wanted to sacrifice. It's all one take!”
Listen to “Swiping
Right” via Umami Records.
Post a Comment