LANA DEL RABIES shares new track/video "Hallowed is the Earth". New album 'STREGA BEATA' for March 17th release on Gilgongo Records.

LANA DEL RABIES - Shares new single & video "Hallowed is the Earth" - New album ‘STREGA BEATA’ - Out March 17th on 2XLP/CD/Digital through Gilgongo Records

Today Lana Del Rabies shares a third and final pre-release track ahead of the release of her forthcoming album, ‘STREGA BEATA', set for release March 17th, 2023, on 2XLP/CD/Digital through Gilgongo Records. Sourcing inspiration from the trip-hop genre, the early, experimental days of post-punk, and the atmospheric noise collages of artists like Puce Mary, "Hallowed is the Earth" is a track that grieves a wounded world deemed as a lost cause by its creator. The accompanying video reflects the track’s chaotic descent into the reflections of a tormented goddess figure, lamenting what humanity has done to itself and the natural world. The image concepts came from Lana Del Rabies (Sam An) and artist Louise Saafi and were brought to life by director, cinematographer and editor M.Dean Bridges. With co-direction and art direction by Lana Del Rabies and additional shots provided by Saafi, fragmented images of the land, water, and different incarnations of this figure are composed into a cyclical experience of destruction and control. "Hallowed is the Earth" video https://youtu.be/5dyFFLtzYq4 Other streaming options: https://songwhip.com/lanadelrabies/hallowed-is-the-earth 'STREGA BEATA' pre-order: https://lanadelrabies.bandcamp.com/album/strega-beata After a brief hiatus, Sam An's dark electronic, genre-bridging solo project under the semi-notorious moniker Lana Del Rabies makes a potent return with ‘STREGA BEATA’, which loosely translates to "Blessed Witch". The album is an apocalyptic myth told through dense, textural compositions pulling from the vast corners of dark genre music. The title's meaning is appropriate for the existential, cathartic, and otherworldly themes explored. “There is a specific type of grief that comes from witnessing the brutality of what humans are capable of towards each other. If that grief goes unprocessed, it is doomed to also manifest as brutality," says the Phoenix-based musician and producer. "There have been many moments while writing this record that I was grieving through an event that was personal or worldwide, and then another sudden, tragic event would happen. I needed to re-evaluate what I wanted to say because my world and perspective had shifted again. Trying to keep up with tragedy can make one feel helpless, and one way to feel in control is through acts of destruction. My personal impulse towards destruction nearly ended this project."   The record is told through the evolving perspective of a cryptic and obscure "Mother" creator figure, specifically echoing the mother and crone goddess archetypes. This figure is vocalized through LDR's eerie harmonies, spoken words, pleading howls, and frenetic screams aimed towards another archetype, the chosen one. These vocalizations sometimes hover above trip-hop low tempos and unnerving atmospheres ("Mourning," "Hallowed is the Earth"), sink through vintage horror movie darkwave synths ("Master," "Apocalypse Fatigue"), weave through art metal distortions and relentless drone bass tones (Mother), or blast through unconventional industrial rhythms ("Prayers of Consequence," "A Plague"). Ultimately, ‘STREGA BEATA’ is a deep exploration of the cyclical consequences of unhealed grief for us and our world.   Track list: 1. Prayers of Consequence 2. A Plague 3. Master 4. Mother 5. Grace The Teacher 6. Mourning 7. Hallowed is the Earth 8. Reckoning 9. Apocalypse Fatigue 10. Forgive    Artwork:   Links: https://lanadelrabies.com https://twitter.com/imlanadelrabies https://www.facebook.com/LanaDelRabiesMusic/ https://www.tiktok.com/@_lanadelrabies https://www.instagram.com/iamlanadelrabies/ https://www.youtube.com/@lanadelrabiesmusic