Portuguese artist Ana Amado makes a haunting debut with the track “Dahlia,” a moody alternative-pop success co-composed with Alessandro Volanti. Sung from the perspective of Death, the song serves as an intimate dialogue with a flower, exploring the tension between light and dark. Cinematic strings, ghostly piano, and multi-layered vocals create a striking structural unveiling that confronts fear and mortality with soulful, immersive intensity.

“Dahlia” wastes no time with its strong atmospheric entrancement. Dreamy vocals beckon to “come slip into the night” as cinematic strings accompany with a stirring mystique. “Feel the heartbeat, you’re alive,” the vocals further the sense of momentum, now bolstered by click-clacking rhythms and ghostly piano. The chilly vocals and steadily evolving instrumentation make for a riveting slow burn of an emotional reveal. Ana Amado’s vocal intensity ascends with especially riveting qualities at the two-minute turn, assuming a soulful multi-layered vibrancy whilst thematically confronting fears.

An especially compelling string-focused section emerges as the three-minute turn approaches. Wordless vocals and haunting piano build alongside the weeping strings for a thoroughly enthralling atmospheric display, continuing across a memorable final couple of minutes — and into a brief spacey synth arpeggio, momentary and vibe-y before the stately strings and piano craft a melancholic, delicate send-off. “Dahlia” is a captivating showcase in songwriting and mood from Ana Amado.

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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.

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