Spanish singer-producer MAVICA shares her mesmerizing new single “are you back?”. A beautiful exploration of contrast, the soaring, electronic-adjacent track juxtaposes euphoric production and MAVICA’s tender vocals with melancholic lyrics about the pain of loving a person who is chronically inconsistent.
“are you back” starts simply, utilizing simple synth chords and MAVICA’s isolated vocals to draw listeners into a tender, ethereal sonic landscape. The track slowly builds to a unique drop, combining the straightforward melody with compelling snare drum. The combination, whilst unconventional, effectively creates a sense of urgency within the song’s production, perfectly capturing MAVICA’s desire for freedom and closure.
As “are you back” progresses MAVICA leans deeper into the electronic elements of the song’s production, layering in more enchanting synths and sparkling percussion, and adding an engaging tuner to her vocals. As the track builds to resonant peak MAVICA sings “I wish you were forever gone / for good, yeah for good” finding clarity and closure on her own.
“I wrote this song after ending a friendship,” MAVICA shares. “I was stretching myself, hesitant to let go and pushing the relationship to its limits until it broke. Many moments of doubt and insecurity led up to and after the breakup. The fear of loss and abandonment you feel is just as present in a non-romantic breakup. Eventually I accepted fate and learned how to deal with the frustration of seeing the relationship go downhill without being able to save it.”
In April MAVICA released the atmospheric “you could never do that”. Icy and pristine, the track has a compellingly ‘untouched’ quality; the sonic equivalent of a blanket of fresh snow. Slowly a grounded bass and soothing percussion are added in sweeping layers, building until the track explodes in a mist of shining, crystal sound. The accompanying music video explores MAVICA’s relationship with her body as a female performer. The clip, directed by Irene Calvo, is an exercise in minimalism and shows MAVICA with a group of women connected in an intricate contemporary dance.
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MAVICA grew up in Cartagena, Spain. As a small child, she had an affinity for dance, beginning her training in ballet at the age of six, but it wasn’t until later in life that she realized her passion for music and songwriting. She attended the prestigious London College of Creative Media to study her craft and there the MAVICA project was born.
