Monday May 9, 2022
Emme Lentino’s new release Dive follows the across-the-board success of her last hit, Shake It Off, which generated plays on MOOD MEDIA, FLOW FM NETWORK, GRANT BROADCASTERS, 3AW, ABC LOCAL, ABC COUNTRY, KIX COUNTRY NETWORK, MTV / CMT and many more, and was featured in a National ad campaign for Victoria’s Secret.
Dive is set to create a similar buzz. A sprawling epic post-breakup song infused with searing dramatic cadences, and eloquent melodic sensibilities, all underpinned by a disarmingly honest narrative. As Emme says about Dive, ‘This song is so important to me. The songwriting journey it took me on while composing the piano riff and lyrics was painful and messy.
I had just moved to NYC. I spent every last dime on my first keyboard from Guitar Center. To be quite honest, I went through a very depressing breakup and sat in my room, crying my eyes out. As I was sitting there crying—the keyboard called to me.
From the depths of despair, my fingers started tinkering a melody. It was haunting, and the words came quickly and suddenly, my heart felt understood. I didn’t know it then, but years later, I would bring this song to the brilliantly talented Dan Antunovich (producer, composer, bass player who toured for years with Grammy Award and Golden Globe-winning artist Kitaro) and record the song at the iconic Nightbird Studios (Los Angeles, CA) with Nick Gaffaney (Cairo Knife Fight).’
The Oregon-born New Zealand based singer-songwriter’s new track is a seamless blend of contemporary pop and rock with bittersweet, atmospheric elements. The lyric’s poignant imagery is juxtaposed against the dynamic production, providing a fitting accompaniment to the music’s evocative cadences.Dive expresses the intimate and the personal, reflecting a touchingly honest, universal, and emotionally illuminating experience to which we can all relate.
