Melbourne creative Sui Zhen brings forth her experimental pop single ‘Matsudo City Life’. The song is taken from her forthcoming LP Losing, Linda, out September 27th on Cascine. Inspired by a stay in a Love Hotel in the city of Matsudo, Japan, the tune is built on an array of shimmering synth lines and bouncy drum programming, with the hook having a rich, bursting pop chorus. You can stream ‘Matsudo City Life’ down at the bottom.

In a press statement regarding the motivation of the single, Sui Zhen wrote:

“The walls of the Love Hotel – titled ‘Paradise Air’ – were made of very thick concrete to keep loud noise in, which worked well for us musicians. Each room was uniquely themed. We were assigned one with faded pink and red tones, a love heart shaped bathtub and maroon carpet. Whilst the room we designated as ‘the studio’ was tiled with cool grey tones, marble and pillared. The city was what locals call a ‘sleeper town’ or bedroom community, which Salarymen would use only for rest. In some ways it was a city full of their dreams and empty of their reality.”