SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 10 Greatest Empress Of Tracks

Lorely Rodriguez aka Empress Of has just released her most anticipated 3rd LP "I'm Your Empress" via Terrible Records. You can order it in CD, Vinyl or Digital format on Bandcamp. I am using this special occasion to revisit this truly talented and unique musician's entire catalogue to date, cherry-picking my favourite singles, collaborations and deep-cuts of hers. In a truly eclectic manner, Empress Of's musical palettes float harmoniously between multiple genres, styles and moods. From dream pop to alternative R&B, synth-pop to experimental electronica, Empress Of remains one of the most captivating artists of the younger generation, never dropping the ball and notoriously pushing herself beyond any creative boundaries and artistic conventions while successfully marrying what's underground and what's pure POP perfection. And then there's THAT distinctive voice! Happy Empress Of week everyone!

10 "Woman Is a Word"

9 "When I'm With Him"

8 "Tristeza"

7 "Reformer" [with Darkstar]

6 "Maybe This Time"

5 "How Do You Do It"

4 "Wild Girl" [with Kito]

3 "Hat Trick"

2 "Just the Same"

1 "Give Me Another Chance"

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SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "REFORMER" - Darkstar & Empress Of /// "WOMAN IS A WORD" - Empress Of

We are nowhere near over Empress Of's astonishing debut album "Me" yet and Lorely Rodriguez is already treating us to not one but two brand new singles. Joining electronic forces with Darkstar on "Reformer", the New York based artist created a spellbinding, alluringly melodic post trip hop moment which set the vibes of some lost late 90's classics by Lamb or Sneaker Pimps. While this collaborative effort electrifies with countless layers of sublimely crafted electronic arrangements, her surprise new single "Woman Is A Word" is more on an understated side, almost minimal in places, stripped-bare with some captivating, crisp synth sounds. This is how Empress Of herself described this previously unreleased track from "Me" on her official Facebook page the other day:

"I'm so happy to share an unreleased track from my album today. This song means so much to me. I wrote it as a reaction to feeling like the word "woman" put me in a box of things I was capable to do."

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