RISING SINGER/SONGWRITER ELENI DRAKE RELEASES NEW SINGLE “DOLORES” ANNOUNCES US TOUR DATES

British/Greek singer, songwriter and producer Eleni Drake today unveils her poignant new single “Dolores,” out now via MNRK. Premiered yesterday via FLOOD Magazine, the track drew high praise, with FLOOD describing it as “a track that begins as a minimal acoustic ballad bringing Adrianne Lenker to mind before opening up its palette in its final moments with dampened piano.”

“Dolores” finds Eleni softly musing on transformation, autonomy, and accountability. Her gentle, stripped-back guitar playing matches the vulnerable lyrics, firmly rooted in truth and honesty with oneself.

Speaking on the single, Eleni explains “Dolores actually means sorrow/pain – I wanted to name the song after the character from Westworld; Dolores begins as an innocent creation, but awakens to the harrowing truth of her existence. In her transformation, she becomes both the question and the answer, a symbol of the struggle for autonomy and the fragility of reality itself. It’s really about questioning if someone is how they present themselves, and realising they are not, and it is also about taking accountability in the demise of a relationship. I too make mistakes, often find myself at a crossroad, and trying to find the ‘right way’, but get it wrong.”