Where Does the Devil Hide

Where Does the Devil Hide is a forthcoming EP by American singer and songwriter Zella Day, expected to be released on August 28, 2020. Preceded by four singles including "My Game" and "Only a Dream", the visual EP was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.[1] The record will mark Day's first release under joint record deal with Concord Records and Easy Eye Sound.[2]

Where Does the Devil Hide
EP by
Zella Day
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020
Recorded2018–2020
Genre
Label
  • Easy Eye Sound
  • Concord
Director
  • Neil Krug
  • Phillip Lopez
  • Samuel Richard
  • Gianennio Salucci
ProducerDan Auerbach
Zella Day chronology
Kicker
(2015)		 Where Does the Devil Hide
(2020)
Singles from Where Does the Devil Hide
  1. "People Are Strangers"
    Released: April 23, 2020
  2. "My Game"
    Released: May 29, 2020
  3. "Purple Haze"
    Released: July 10, 2020
  4. "Only a Dream"
    Released: July 31, 2020

The music videos for the EP were directed by Neil Krug, Phillip Lopez, Samuel Richard and Gianennio Salucci. Krug also shot cover artwork for each song on the EP.

Background and development

After releasing her debut major label album, Kicker (2015), under Hollywood Records, Day eventually split ways with the label in 2017. She then released the double-single "Man on the Moon / Hunnie Pie" (2018) under B3SCI, with the intention for the song to be the lead single off her unreleased third studio album. While on tour, Day debuted several songs including songs such as "Gypsy Girl". Day eventually parted ways with B3SCI and signed a new deal with Easy Eye Sound and Concord Records to begin recording new material.[3]

During the summer of 2019, Day wrote several songs over a four day period that would end up becoming her EP, Where Does the Devil Hide. Produced by The Black Key's Dan Auerbach, the EP will feature five songs. The song "People Are Strangers" was debuted live by Day as part of her opening set for Lana Del Rey in Santa Barbara.[4] American photographer Neil Krug had assisted Day with her visuals for the songs on the EP, while also directing the first video for the EP with "People Are Strangers".[5] Phillip Lopez directed the follow-up video for "My Game".

Promotion and release

Prior to the release of the first single off the EP, Day debuted her cover of "You Sexy Thing" and premiered an accompanying video for it in September, 2019. After announcing the EP, Day released "People Are Strangers" as the first single in April. This was followed by the release of "My Game" in May and "Purple Haze" and "Only A Dream" in July.

Day has only been able to promote the album with one performance due to the restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Day performed the "People Are Strangers" and "My Game" independently, without a crowd, as a part of a 360° livestream series in partnership with MelodyVR.[6]

Singles
Dan Auerbach (pictured) produced and co-wrote the EP with Day.

"People Are Strangers", the EP's first single, was released on April 23, 2020. In a press release for the song, Day stated "I began writing “People are Strangers” on the bathroom floor after a night of learning an ugly truth about my lover. I brought the idea to Nashville where Dan Auerbach and I finished the song by taking a dark subject matter and approaching it with simplicity. There is sweetness to the lyrics and melodies of “People are Strangers” that is meant to inspire empathy towards the ones that have hurt us."[7] Northern Transitions called the song a "vulnerable ballad, sun-soaked and possessing the aura of classic California" while Anna Milo Devine of Noise Trend praised the song as "a sonic nod to the sounds and ideas of “quintessential California”, but refreshed with modern honesty."[8] The song is dream pop, influenced by surf rock and soft rock.[9][10]

The second single, "My Game", is a pop funk and nu-disco track. Written by Day, Auerbach, and Bobby Wood, the song is an upbeat anthem that serves as an homage to classic 70s film scores and Donna Summer. American Songwriter called the song "sexy psychedelic and cinematic romp that would have made for the perfect 007 theme song".[11]

The third song off the EP, "Purple Haze", was announced and released on July 9th alongside an accompanying Neil Krug-directed music video. A writer from Skope magazine called the video "echnicolor visions of Zella that warp and melt together like vivid hallucinations, the piece truly makes you feel as though you can taste outer space" and adding that the song itself is "sultry psychedelia and marks yet another imaginative sonic direction" like other songs on the EP released so far.[12] Day commented on the song's conception and meaning, saying how "‘Purple Haze’ is summer love for simple pleasures,” says Zella. “When I lived in downtown LA I would hum this melody while strolling to the market in the mood for something sweet. All of those perfect Saturdays with nothing to do but eat oranges and daydream."[13]

The fourth song released, "Only A Dream", is an indie pop ballad about desiring a relationship even if it is toxic and all-consuming.[14] The video was directed by Samuel Richard and Gianennio Salucci and released online on July 31, 2020. The video follows Day and her male co-star in a vintage-themed, passionate love story.[15] The clip was filmed in San Luis Obispo, partially at the Madonna Inn.[16][17] When interviewed by Flaunt magazine, Day said the song was inspired by the garden of love and the visuals for the video were inspired by her mother's backyard in Day's childhood home in Arizona.[18] The song's bridge references the title of the EP.

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Dan Auerbach.

Where Does the Devil Hide
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."People Are Strangers"
  • Zella Day
  • Dan Auerbach
2:59
2."My Game"
  • Day
  • Auerbach
  • Bobby Wood
3:30
3."Purple Haze"
  • Day
  • Auerbach
  • Dan Nigro
3:19
4."Only a Dream"
  • Day
  • Auerbach
  • Nigro
3:31
5."Benny My Dear" 3:19
gollark: Great!
gollark: Would you like me to youtube-dl it for you?
gollark: But for different reasons, apparently.
gollark: On the internet you can't really tell either way so it doesn't matter much, but that doesn't apply in general.
gollark: Hi helloboi.

References
  1. "Where Does The Devil Hide - A Concord Records Release".
  2. https://www.amazon.com/People-Are-Strangers/dp/B0873ZHJQ4
  3. Vigil, Dom. "Zella Day Releases New Single, "People Are Strangers"".
  4. "Zella Day – People Are Strangers" – via genius.com.
  5. Thomson, Zangba (May 10, 2020). "Zella Day releases a music video for her "People Are Strangers" single".
  6. https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Zella-Day-Announces-360-Livestream-Performance-With-MelodyVR-20200608
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VBwQEzdDm8
  8. ago, Anna Milo Devine·Music·2 months (April 24, 2020). "Zella Day Debuts New Single and Video, "People Are Strangers"".
  9. Where Does the Devil Hide at AllMusic
  10. https://www.thewildhoneypie.com/buzzing-daily/rac-feat-luna-shadows-boomerang
  11. "Zella Day Evokes Disco Daze and '60s Mod Spies on "My Game"". May 29, 2020.
  12. https://skopemag.com/2020/07/20/zella-day-releases-celestial-new-single-purple-haze
  13. https://vanyaland.com/2020/07/13/zella-day-passes-along-summer-vibes-for-days-with-purple-haze/
  14. https://www.bongminesentertainment.com/zella-day-only-a-dream-music-video/
  15. https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/zella-day-shares-latest-single-only-a-dream
  16. https://thewestnews.com/zella-day-debuts-new-single-only-a-dream/3436
  17. https://artvoice.com/2020/07/31/new-music-zella-day-releases-new-video-ballad-only-a-dream/
  18. https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/zella-day-shares-latest-single-only-a-dream
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