Empress Of has shared ‘Dream House’ after losing her home in the Altadena fires

Empress Of has released 'Dream House', a track born out of personal tragedy after the Altadena fires destroyed her family home. The single serves as the first preview of a new album expected later this year.

Reflecting on the track's origins, Empress Of says: "I wrote 'Dream House' in Norway on a fjord after my house had burned down. My childhood best friend moved there and, in an attempt to find a home anywhere outside of LA, I flew there and spent a couple of weeks making music. 

"It felt jarring and lonely, not exactly the comfort I was hoping for, but one afternoon I made a little voice memo while playing a piano mumbling the phrase….i wanna build a dream for you. That's when this whole thing kind of started. Like a little spark. Someone said a phoenix isn't born it's remembered and in making this I remembered why I make music."

The release follows 2024's 'For Your Consideration'.

A string of UK and European appearances are also on the horizon. The dates in full read:

MAY
29 ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), London, UK
30 Mighty Hoopla Festival, London, UK
31 The White Hotel, Manchester, UK

JUNE
3 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
5 Le Badaboum, Paris, France
7 Primavera a La Ciutat, Barcelona, Spain