Singer-songwriter Alfreda releases baroque-pop fizzer ‘Guest Room’.
Framing the bitter taste of rejection through Alfreda’s witty world perspective and a touch of old-school Hollywood glamour, the London-born, New York-raised creative continues to build a world where fantasy and reality come together in crisp focus.
‘Guest Room’ opens with luxurious piano keys and Alfreda’s at first silky smooth, ethereal delivery. Gradually growing well placed vocal harmonies the track bursts into it chorus introducing a waltzing drum beat, bright brass and warming bass under the now urgent and expressive delivery.
Sweeping in with a rose-tinted vision of young love before shifting to a harrowing realisation that your lover has assigned you the guest room, the push-and-pull tension of the bluesy undertones and avant-garde pop production emphasises that childlike desire for love and acceptance, delivered with a The Last Dinner Party-esque sting.
Speaking about the track, Alfreda shares: “I remembered the time I was spending the weekend with my first boyfriend’s family. It would be the first time I’d spent a night with him, so I was expecting to be sharing a bed and using the time to get closer. But upon arrival, I was put in a separate room, and I took great offense. The rejection I felt was certainly disproportionate for the situation, but it taps into a deep place of neglect and a feeling of abandonment. I had a lot of emotions and wasn’t sure how to control them.”
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