ADÉLA – PRIMA
After months of teasing with her recent singles “KGB” and “Red Bottoms,” ADÉLA announces her debut album PRIMA set for release on September 4th via Capitol Records.
The highly anticipated announcement arrives alongside her new single “Ain’t In LA” and a Fred Gervais-directed music video shot in her hometown of Bratislava.
Powered by booming 808s, glitchy drums, chopped and screwed vocals, and glossy verses, “Ain’t In LA” sees ADÉLA reflect on what has already been a whirlwind journey with gratitude for all the opportunities that have come her way since leaving Slovakia in pursuit of pop stardom. Inspiration struck after a visit back home, where she came across photos of her mother at 18 years old posing in front of a wall plastered with pop culture imagery. “My grandfather smuggled the posters in from Germany,” she shares, “It made me think, ‘There are so many beautiful girls with dreams who will never get their flowers like my mom’. I wrote this for her and the billion other bitches who are probably cooler than me.”
Executive-produced by Dylan Brady and Blake Slatkin, her long-awaited full-length debut album is a three-dimensional picture of ADÉLA’s artistry and an unedited sound of a young woman who’s stepped into her power. “I want this album to sound exactly like a 22-year-old girl,” she states. “I tried to express both sides. I mixed the hard with the soft, the vulnerable with the swag of it all, the muscular beats with the feminine energy. I did exactly what I wanted to.” On PRIMA, ADÉLA explores more vulnerable sides of herself as she examines insecurities, toxic relationships, and classic themes of the female experience such as love, loss, identity, autonomy, and friendship. Rooted in a signature sound of pumps and pirouettes, sweat-soaked keys, and lyrics as intimate as a 3 AM text, she keeps her music grounded through her refreshingly unapologetic conviction to make it to the top. “PRIMA means ‘first’, which is perfect since this is my debut. Being a prima ballerina means you’re the top dog or the best ballerina in the house. It’s a term of endearment in the ballerina community. I’m trying to be the prima ballerina of pop, and this is my first step to achieve that.”
The news of PRIMA’s arrival follows the announcement of ADÉLA’s first-ever headline tour, which sold out in minutes, as well as her previously released singles “KGB” and “Red Bottoms.” Just less than a year ago, ADÉLA released her debut EP, The Provocateur, via Capitol Records, a dramatized story of a young woman willing to do what it takes to achieve her dreams. Since then, she’s garnered praise from outlets such as Vogue, Interview Magazine, The FADER, Harper’s Bazaar, NYLON, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, i-D, and PAPER Magazine, the last of which declared that her “fame comes at no surprise.” With this acclaim in tow, ADÉLA quickly sold out her debut solo live performances in London, New York, and Los Angeles and later opened for Demi Lovato’s North American tour.
Upcoming Live Dates
8/2 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/25 – London, UK @ HERE at Outernet
9/9 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
9/11 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
9/12 – Montréal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
9/14 – Boston, MA @ Royale
9/15 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
9/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
9/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
9/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
9/21 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
9/22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Hell
9/24 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
9/25 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
9/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Portola Music Festival
9/29 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
9/30 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10/3 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
10/6 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
10/9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
10/15 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Puebla
10/16 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Puebla
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