Dove Armitage is set to release her new EP, Concernless, on November 3rd via KRO Records. The multi-disciplinary artist, who previously played bass in Yungblud and Death Valley Girls, made an explosive introduction to her new EP with its lead single “Brittle” and is back with a brand new track just as bold as the last.
Today, she shares the in your face, “It Won’t Die,” co-written and produced with Chris Greatti (WILLOW, Demi Lovato, Poppy), the single adds to the EP’s message of not just confronting but befriending your demons as she faces the difficulty in navigating toxicity seemingly impossible to escape.
The single opens with pulsating synths before it transforms into another glitchy pop-punk cut right as the chorus erupts: “When you die / It won’t be God’s face that you see / Got a sick, sick obsession / Macroagression / Gotta starve for attention / Gimme that affection.” On the new single out today, Dove shares “’It Won’t Die’ is by no means a diss track, but rather an open discussion about navigating outward toxic behavior that seems to, no matter what you do to separate yourself from, just not go away. Or rather, just not die.”
Dove Armitage, the unclassifiable and unpredictable pop project from songwriter Quincy Larsen, emerged from the ashes of former projects. There are traces of the post-punk band she played bass in after moving to LA, and an avant-garde indie rock band that recalled boundary-pushing groups like Brainiac. The multi-disciplinary artist blended these elements with gleeful, thrilling synth-rock on her new project, Concernless. Over the course of six tracks, Armitage pays homage to the music she grew up blasting. There’s an eye on the past, but this music is built distinctly for the future. In an era in which popular music can be broken down to formulas, clichés, and repeatable ideas, Armitage doubles down on her originality, infusing brilliant pop hooks with bold artistic choices that shock the system. It’s a brave introduction, but after so many years of playing with others, Armitage wanted to make an album wholly in concert with her own vision.
The EP was built around Dove’s favorite instrument, the bass, and each song hones in on the lyrical themes that Armitage says arrived by accident. “I want to befriend the darker parts of me. You hear so much about expelling your demons, but maybe you should focus on befriending them because they’re not going to go away,” she explains. First track “Brittle” rightfully begins with the interplay of synth and bass before shuffling drums and Armitage’s haunting vocals. There’s a sense of mystery during the song’s first verse, but the songwriter’s use of digital vocal effects and hyperpop-inspired aesthetics give the song a raucous, stadium-ready energy. “Let go of my hand a little, your touch makes my bones go brittle,” she sings.
Dove’s philosophy on this EP is to embrace the scary moments and the darkness that exists in each of us. It’s this vulnerability in admitting two sides to herself that eventually led to her alter-ego as Dove Armitage.
