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American electronic musician Robert DeLong and Canadian singer Lights teamed up on Did It To Myself.
Built upon a bouncy beat and captivating horns, vibrant sonics juxtapose the tracks conceptual nature, navigating the inevitable breakup of a longterm relationship and themes of infidelity.
"I had created an instrumental and emailed it off from LA to Lights who is just north of Vancouver, Canada, and she almost immediately came back with the first pass of lyrics and melody. Somehow we were both on the same wavelength at the same time, and this telepathic link allowed us to finish the song together, remotely. As I was digging into the production on the track, I was listening to lots of dub and dub-techno (Scientist, Joe Gibbs, Pole, etc.), and that influence snuck in and melded with my production, creating a swirling mass of dub FX, drum machines, and real horns (recorded by Matt Appleton of Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger!).”
Known as a ‘one man pop band’, DeLong has clocked millions of streams on Spotify, with over 400K fans tune in to DeLong on Spotify each month. The musician has shared the stage with the likes of Twenty One Pilots, Charli XCX, Bleachers and AJR.
Did It To Myself is out now! Listen to the track below.