Tonality enthuses Dua Lipa’s dance of power, which for the sizable portion is a stretch too sweeping from being just a pony in the game; parallel to how the stone vacates its masquerade — if and when the time comes to reproduce even in the harshest conditions — opening its pores in order to respire, then eventually breaking through the cactus’ skin to burst into a flower virtually unheard of.
Illustrating a fiery side that concrete croon loyalists are attracted to; hatching Training Season— the up-to-the-second birdcall from her highly projected impending third studio album — is a recipe for bringing colour to the English-Albanian global Pop ball of fire’s unfiltered script, written in the stars!
An up-grill ingredient for Dua Lipa’s omen; the berceuse was produced by Kevin Parker an Australian vocalist, ballad maker, musician, record producer and Disc Jockey (Known for his psychedelic harmonious project Tame Impala), as well as British euphony composer Danny L. Harle. The pair also co-wrote ‘Training Season’ along with Dua, Caroline Ailin a Norwegian singer-songwriter, and Canadian artiste Tobias Jesso Jr.
In the same way they had a finger in how Dua Lipa’s pop lulu smacked Houdini — a euphoric club-ready ditty foaled last November in the stroke of a wrinkling 2023 time period — which besides being glorified by Billboard and Rolling Stone as “a neo-psychedelic dance floor ragger” was avowed a “pop masterclass” by Pitchfork and Vogue; the canon hulks served a hell dust principal Quislingism that struck a baroque major chord on the oeuvre.
“I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning, I arrived at the studio to Caroline and Tobias asking me how it all went; and I immediately declared: ‘Training season is over’. And like the best ‘day after’ debriefs with your mates, we had a lot of laughs. It all quickly came together from there,” Dua Lipa said.
Gritty exertion, the congruently whelped cinematography to the spanking newfangled banger — Training Season — was directed by Vincent Haycock from the United States; who is also an editor renowned for his touch of class on English musician Paul McCartney’s Early Days (2014), as well as Scottish Disc Jockey and record producer Calvin Harris’ Sweet Nothing (2012) — featuring Florence Welch an English-American singer and songwriter.
Something had to give and Somesuch — a London as well as Los Angeles based media production company that provides associated motion-picture photography, sound, telecasting, publishing, and art development — certainly stepped up to produce the dazzling means of expressive exposé through illustration. The ‘hake’ of a graphic to Training Season sparks to life with Dua’s voicemail being swamped by rueful messages and second chance pleas. As the lilt loiters, the latter — who is a two-time Guinness World Records holder included on the Time 100 Next list in 2021 — takes the weight off her feet alone; while she is encircled by men vying for her attention, as the room instigates to twirl into pandemonium.
“And while it is obviously about that feeling when you are just absolutely done telling people…men specifically in this case, how to date you right; it is also about my training season being over and me growing with every experience. I have never felt more confident, clear or empowered. And while it may be that training season is never over for any of us, you start to see the beauty in finding that person to experience it with. You stop looking for the trainees and become more interested in having someone where you are and someone to grow with,” Dua Lipa said.
In addition to Training Season, the offering of jazzy blasts will include Houdini, which has now surpassed 300 million streams globally and was recently certified silver in the UK. Upon release, the beat would reign supreme on the UK Airplay charts. Making it the (3x) Grammy as well as (6x) Brit award-winning artist’s 11th number 1 UK Airplay record.
Whipping up some delicious heartwarming chronicles; the week of its premiere the cinematography to ‘Houdini’ set on the summit of YouTube. Becoming the top spot music video on planet Earth, in so doing! Neither hoodwinked nor fluffing the unthinkable — as it drew in over 12 million views within 24 hours on the latter visual communication streaming platform; Houdini would replicate the purple patch sun kissing the thumping tune Dance the Night from the box office sensation bubbly Barbie flick — which landed on the Oscars shortlist and earned nominations at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, as well as the Grammys.
Lightning striking twice in the hit of a cantabile sonic elbow grease amassing over 40 billion streams; Dua Lipa who holds the unsurpassed ever feat for having the top two most streamed chanted gem sculpts by a female artist of all time on Spotify, recently turned out to be the first female artist to have three anthems namely One Kiss, Don’t Start Now, as well as New Rules— each with over two billion streams on the latter Swedish audio streaming and media service provider.
Coming on a big ticket; the crack of this month perceived Dua start out the 66th annual Grammy Awards with an electric medley performance of the monster jams — Training Season, Dance the Night, and Houdini. A co-designer of Italian luxury brand Versace’s ‘La Vacanza’ collection (last 12-month), in conjunction with fashion designer and model Donatella Versace in the flesh; getting a grip of proceedings is nonnegotiable for Dua Lipa — who shall return to the stage at the Brit Awards on March 2.
It is barely startling she is designated for three laurels: Artist of the Year, Best Pop Act, as well as Song of the Year for Dance the Night. As raising alarms that cannot be switched off toil very sticky to be recipients of a slice of luck to down the gospel truth playing well grimaces of “you can’t alter fate”; what has destiny haply prearranged for the English-Albanian model-cum-recording artist designer?
- Grant Moyo is a prolific writer, innovative media personality, entrepreneur and a creative artist who is passionate about using his creative mind for the betterment of society. Follow him on X: @TotemGrant
