GRAMMY-nominated Australian artist, producer, DJ and songwriter Dom Dolla shares his anxiously awaited new single, 'CAVE', with Tove Lo - out today via Three Six Zero Recordings / Ministry Of Sound.
Arriving after widespread anticipation, it marks the first collaboration between Dom and the Sweden-born, Los Angeles-based GRAMMY and Golden Globe Award-nominated multi-platinum alternative pop visionary.
From the jump, ‘CAVE’ showcases Dom’s dynamic production. A soft hum gives way to pulsating keys as the soundscape shimmers beneath Tove’s simultaneously flirty and confessional verses. While the energy practically overflows, it climaxes on a chantable chorus, “I know all your tricks and you lick your lips, because you know I’m gonna cave.”
‘CAVE’ is accompanied by a next-level music video directed by renowned director, photographer and creative director Grant Spanier (Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd, ROSALÍA). Just in time for spooky season, the video dons a distinctly gothic aesthetic, as the pair cruise through the woods at night in a blacked-out buggy.
Listen to ‘CAVE’ on F1 Tracks.
On the collaboration, Dom Dolla shared: “Tove and I have been mates for a few years now, I think we are both surprised it’s taken us this long to get in the studio together. Late last year we were at a party in LA and made a pact to finally make some magic. Cave ended up being the first idea we finished after our first session. Collaboration is easy when you’re working with great people who share a vision.
“I used to play a lot of shows in New Zealand in the early days of my career. Drum and Bass has always had a timeless place in the scene there and it rubbed off on me as a youngster. I took the influence with me everywhere. After playing an evening of house/techno at clubs in the US, I used to love closing the night out with a DnB record or two. Even if it was simply an energetic escalation and the audience I was playing it to didn’t understand it at the time. Fast forward to 2024, the genre has exploded, and it’s understood by all. I love that there are no rules anymore. I hope you like Cave as much as we do!”
Tove Lo adds: “Cave is the very first song I and Dom wrote together. We’d been good mates for a while and decided to try a session when we were both in LA between tours. Very low pressure had no idea we were gonna come up with this belter. When I got to the studio Dom asked me ‘How do you feel about making some D&B?’. I answered, ‘That makes me excited’.
The release of ‘CAVE‘ follows the news of Dom’s astounding six ARIA nominations received last week including Best Solo Artist and Song of the Year. It lands in the wake of Dom’s most recent single ‘girl$’. Beyond racking up over 25 million Spotify streams and reaching #1 on the US Dance Dance Radio Chart, it earned widespread critical acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone and FLAUNT, and has been selected for Pete Tong’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1.
On the gig front, Dom Dolla has sold out UK/EU shows (November) at Drumsheds (London), Warehouse Project (Manchester), New World (Glasgow) and Paradiso (Amsterdam), and instantly sold 150,000 tickets ahead of his 2024 Australian tour this November and December.
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