“I got into Siouxsie, The Cure, Depeche Mode at school,” Madi says. “Everyone else was listening to chart music and I was looking for something different. Those groups struck a chord with me. Their legacies are such an inspiration.”
Madi has an extraordinary, spellbinding voice, a giant, soulful siren that crackles with heartbreak and sadness, irony and elation. Lyrically, the songs have a bittersweet, lovelorn feel, a fact that Madi ascribes to events in her personal life. “Songwriting is a form of escape for me. I grew up in a very quiet coastal town where I’d spend hours imagining the future. As I got older songwriting also became a way of dealing with the difficulties of things like love and loss.”
Powerful and dark, Dear Prudence's recordings have a modern pop flavour, underpinned with a strong undercurrent of moody 80s darkness. On this 12" we also get hipster R&B and synthwave refixes from Blood Diamonds and Ford & Lopatin.
Madi has an extraordinary, spellbinding voice, a giant, soulful siren that crackles with heartbreak and sadness, irony and elation. Lyrically, the songs have a bittersweet, lovelorn feel, a fact that Madi ascribes to events in her personal life. “Songwriting is a form of escape for me. I grew up in a very quiet coastal town where I’d spend hours imagining the future. As I got older songwriting also became a way of dealing with the difficulties of things like love and loss.”
Powerful and dark, Dear Prudence's recordings have a modern pop flavour, underpinned with a strong undercurrent of moody 80s darkness. On this 12" we also get hipster R&B and synthwave refixes from Blood Diamonds and Ford & Lopatin.
TRACK LISTING
A1. Valentine
A2. China Doll
B1. Valentine (Extended 12" Remix)
B2. Valentine (Blood Diamonds R&B Fantasy)
B3. Valentine (Ford & Lopatin Remix)