Exclusive track premiere of ‘Strange Actress’ by Uma Bloo, the final single off her forthcoming LP, ‘Don’t Drive Into the Smoke’, out March 23, 2022 via Earth Libraries.

Speaking on the track, bassist Luke Blanco wrote: “A piece containing the most quiet of moments; a piece containing the loudest: ‘Strange Actress’ is exemplary of the band’s wide dynamic range. The drums and bass maintain the beat in lockstep during the second verse without sacrificing the subdued mood. Guitars blare in increasing intensity as the song progresses, overdriven guitars blanketing the listener in a warm, yet heightened emotional state. Uma projects her voice with strength – you can hear her diaphragm hard at work through the speakers – yet it falls into the most beautiful of falsettos as the song concludes.”

With her latest album, Uma Bloo’s Molly Madden is trying to trick herself. ‘Don’t Drive Into the Smoke’ encapsulates a core of intense grief within layers of more familiar love and heartbreak. By opening her explorations in the form of immaculately layered indie rock epic, the Chicago-based artist and the listener can face the depths of pain together. “It’s about needing love so bad, getting shards of it here and there, and then watching yourself from above as you spill all over the place,” she says. “Love and lust are great deceivers, fantastic distractions from getting to the heart of the pain.”

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