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Emerging Artist Cora Onori Continues To Impress On Latest Release “Bloom”
Rising artist Cora Onori has revealed her brand-new single, “Bloom”, which features producer Slowface. Cora has been making a name for herself since arriving on the scene in 2018 with debut single “Dream, Girl”. Two more tracks have followed since, including last year’s “Free Falling”, and it’s become increasingly clear with each single that Cora is one to watch. Now back with “Bloom”, her fourth official single, she looks set to continue her rise.
Produced by Cora and Slowface, “Bloom” builds slowly and morphs into an entrancing electronic explosion that is fused with Cora’s mesmerising vocals. The whole track makes for a fascinating listen and will surely be another success for Cora as she continues to work towards the release of her debut EP. The single is also accompanied by an equally captivating music video directed by Moncef Henaien. Speaking further on the new release, Cora says, “‘Bloom’ is an ode to life and death – the beauty in the two.
“I made the first sketch of the song after finding out my grandmother had cancer. I really needed to vent, and I feel like that day music allowed me to do that. Afterwards, I brought the sketch to Slowface, who is a really good friend of mine, and he understood exactly where I wanted to go with it. He organised the beat and put his magic touch on it, and after that I went in to write the lyrics. I was able to find the words very quickly – I feel like this song was eager to be finished, and it was done in just one session of writing and recording vocals.” “Bloom” is available to buy/stream now on all platforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/coraonori1/bloom-feat-slowface.
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Photo credit: Sandra Lockwood
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