Bu Cuarón premieres “Viceversa”

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A metaphor; To love a narcissist is to feel like you are sinking.

Bu Cuarón He is in his musical debut, because in addition to singing and composing, he also demonstrates his skills in production. The Italian-Mexican singer is delighting the public with her latest single “Vice versa”a song that is part of their upcoming debut EP Drop By When You Drop Dead which is scheduled to premiere this spring through AWAL.

Under organic and distorted sounds, Bu combines vocal effects in the middle of the melody and thanks to the inspiration of great literary works such as One hundred years of loneliness of Gabriel Garcia Marquez creates addictive sounds for the ears.

With its own direction and editing knowledge, Bu Cuarón share the official video of “Vice versa” with the image direction of the great Mexican director Emmanuel Lubezki. Referring to the letter “the sea ends, forget love”this film is set in the sea and, as the song reaches its climax, Bu She appears more and more lost within it, full of storm and with no way out.

“Vice versa” It can be understood as a metaphor for love for a narcissist. “love me as you would love yourself / if you were me and vice versa”, challenging conventional structures and mixing electronic indie pop with hip hop, while integrating acoustic elements within this single.

Drop By When You Drop Dead It is inspired by some projects like Jessie Reyez, Tyler the Creator, Frank Ocean and James Blake. It contains six songs between English, Spanish and Italian, showing his cultural fluency and that have shaped his personal and musical identity.

This EP shows a change of facets, where you can experience its auditory breadth and explore this creative vision that abounds within Bu Cuarón. You can now pre-order the album and listen “Vice versa” on all digital platforms.

Get to know the cover and the tracklist of Drop By When You Drop Dead:

Bu Cuarón Drop By When You Drop Dead

  1. “Come For Me”
  2. “Vice versa”
  3. “Game”
  4. “Sweet Face”
  5. “Paris”
  6. “6”

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