Releasing her single ‘Love Myself’ back in August along with a Flaurese remix of the track a month later, Valentina makes her return with a new song titled ‘Deadweight’. The tune is featured on her forthcoming EP All Are Lost, landing in December.

‘Deadweight’ is a minimal record with the production consisting of very tender synths and light drum programming. It falls under Valentina’s vocals which is the main emphasis of the track. It’s as if the listener is floating among the clouds in a state of bliss.

Regarding ‘Deadweight’, Valentina mentioned:

“The keys came first when I made this track and I think the wobbly, unstable feeling to them matched my mood. Despite this, there is a hopefulness to this song, hidden somewhere in the feeling of the music. I like the way it has a summery kind of vibe, almost light and fun, and poppy against the dark subject matter.

This track was written in LA whilst I was staying with a friend and using their studio. The trip was off the back of the Covid pandemic and a generally pretty wobbly time collectively and personally. I had some moments of real despair and really struggled with some very dark thoughts that scared me. This song encapsulates that time for me. I wrote it really fast, in one go but I have been sitting with it for a while. There is an isolation in it, like it feels when you are very low, and also it speaks of the idea of not wanting to burden anyone else with it, of not really having much to give, even to the people you most want to be able to give to.”