Berlin-based pop experimentalist Jinka shares the title track of her debut album "No Anything Else"
Channelling her obsessive tendencies into her off-kilter alt-pop Jinka's latest single teases what's to come with her full-length record.
It's been about three years since Jinka debuted her experimental talents with "Trash From The Past", since then the Transylvanian-born vocalist and producer has been sharing more insights into her fantastical sound and this year releases her debut album No Anything Else. A solo effort through and through, Jinka has really honed-in on what works for her and found her niche pairing earworm melodies with synth-fuelled tapestries.
Sharing an all-together more streamlined approach to her pop world, while there may be less distortion and fewer risks on "No Anything Else", it's sure to act as a gateway into her album, which is already shaping up to be diverse as hell. Trap influences reign on the effervescent "U Bit My [Heart]", whereas "I'd Like That" runs on pitched-shifted bubblegum vocals and frantic loops.
"The track "No Anything Else" – just like the whole LP actually is about dealing with an extreme, almost hallucinogen focus on something or somebody and about losing a healthy perspective on you and your life because of that," she tells me. "In short: it’s about the ambiguity of obsession, which can make you feel ecstatic and happy but also has the power to push you into dark places."
This duality is represented as we wind around her distorted vocals in the pre-chorus before being transported to the comforting warmth of the hook. From dark to light, and back again.
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