{"id":642834,"date":"2024-10-29T23:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/duendita-is-overflowing\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T23:23:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:23:00","slug":"duendita-is-overflowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/duendita-is-overflowing\/","title":{"rendered":"#duendita is overflowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<style>\n<p> article.custom .custom-title, article.custom .custom-media .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .custom-attribution, article.custom .custom-attribution a {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }<\/p>\n<p> article.custom .content_block blockquote.pull_quote {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265229\" class=\"content_block flush title center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"custom-title\">\n      duendita is overflowing\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-description\">\n      Queens singer-songwriter-producer duendita discusses the solitude, community, crises, and rebirths behind the show-stopping songs and emo interludes on her latest album.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-attribution\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Raphael Helfand<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom-media\">\n<div class=\" image center_align\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/duendita3_byLulaHyers_1_hpq7xp\/duendita-photo-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-lulahyers-hl-en-lula-hyers-a.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"duendita is overflowing\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      duendita. Photo by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lulahyers\/?hl=en\">Lula Hyers<\/a>.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_share_buttons_top \" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"new_socials_bottom\" class=\"new_socials_footer  \">\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Facebook-747312c39722d47504a80f02500b8d4ad2e36acf922bad1c83799db1bc77f605.png\"><br \/>\n      <!-- <span>Share<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefader.com%2F2024%2F10%2F29%2Fduendita-interview-the-mind-is-a-miracle%3Futm_source%3Df%26utm_medium%3Dtw%26utm_campaign%3Dshare&amp;text=duendita%20is%20overflowing&amp;via=thefader\" class=\"new_social_footer_button twitter new_social_share_button\" data-ga-event-category=\"Social Share\" data-ga-event-label=\"Twitter\" data-ga-on=\"click\" data-ga-event-action=\"cilck\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/FDR_SocialSharing_Twitter-8d78f695280aa3f8a4461702c68e9fcbfd6042af1600c62d49fdec4b735fb57a.png\"><br \/>\n    <!-- <span>Tweet<\/span> --><br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/assets\/logo-snapchat-5f1563935ac089d0cf1773f642ddbfb6cdb16e8c4ac14fec95a3c11b6f963389.svg\"><br \/>\n        <!-- <span>Snap<\/span> --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265230,  #content_block-265230 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265230 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265230\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <span style=\"color:#2b4733\" class=\"lead-text\">Candace Camacho<\/span> doesn\u2019t go to church anymore, but the field of warm spiritual energy that surrounds her is evident in both her soulful and stylistically striking music as duendita and her presence in person. She arrives early to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sonbul.bk\/?hl=en\">Sonbul<\/a> \u2014 an old Brooklyn caf\u00e9 recently converted into a Korean restaurant \u2014 in a stretchy blouse and big sunglasses, greeting me with an open smile. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265231,  #content_block-265231 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265231 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265231\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            She\u2019s here to discuss <i>the mind is a miracle<\/i>, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2018 debut LP, <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/duendita.bandcamp.com\/album\/direct-line-to-my-creator\">direct line to my creator<\/a><\/i>, which received rave reviews for both its messy vulnerability and clean composition. Following its release, Camacho performed the record live across the country, though she later had to step back from music after a period of instability led to a mental health crisis for which she was ultimately hospitalized. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            She\u2019s rebuilt her life in the years since. This past March, she debuted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abronsartscenter.org\/programs\/sound-river\"><i>Sound River<\/i><\/a>, an audiovisual piece about resilience on the East River that was recorded in riverside Puerto Rican communities across the South Bronx, Manhattan\u2019s Lower East Side, and Red Hook, Brooklyn. On the new record, she focuses on similar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s. Across 20 minutes, Camacho brims with a tragicomic blend of heartbreak and joy. Some of the songs make her laugh when she listens back; others make her cry. <\/p>\n<p>            In the back corner of Sonbul, Camacho chats about her inventive production, love of field recordings, and what we agree is some of her strongest songwriting to date. She also gets real about her experiences with mental illness and the inspirational beauty of women\u2019s tennis.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265232\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 753px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4066665157\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/duendita.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-mind-is-a-miracle\">the mind is a miracle by duendita<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265233,  #content_block-265233 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265233 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265233\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <b>The FADER: You <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/rising\/meet-duendita-a-spiritual-soul-singer-who-worships-at-the-altar-of-self-love\/\">said in an interview once<\/a> that you\u2019re loving and full of joy but depressed all the time. I identify with that. Does that quote still stand?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            <b>duendita:<\/b> I\u2019ve progressed a lot since then and have been able to care for myself in ways I didn\u2019t know were possible. I started centering going to therapy and acupuncture; I try to do them on the same day. Oh, and medication. Medication is so great. Music helps, too. Having a studio is really grounding; it\u2019s a space I can go to and just express myself. I\u2019ve always written personal songs, but lately it\u2019s been diary vibes, so it feels really cathartic. That girl is still inside me, but I know how to cope better.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            <b>In that same interview, you said you\u2019d learned to stop treating loneliness as an ailment, and that learning to do that felt like a rebirth. How has your relationship with loneliness evolved since then?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>            Fuck, I was on one in that interview for real. I guess I don\u2019t feel as lonely now. I\u2019m living in Queens. and I\u2019m enjoying nights in my neighborhood and with my friends and my community more than ever, so it\u2019s not as big of a thing on my mind.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265234,  #content_block-265234 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265234 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265234\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p>\u201cI\u2019m an it-is-what-it-is-type bitch.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265235,  #content_block-265235 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265235 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265235\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <b>Tell me about collecting the recordings for <i>Sound River<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            I bought this microphone and dumped it into the East River in the Bronx on a fishing rod. I\u2019m not a fishing person, but a fisherman there talked to us and told us what was in the water, and I sampled him for the project. He was like, \u201cYou\u2019re not the first people to come out here with a microphone. I\u2019ve seen this before.\u201d He\u2019s an OG. But yeah, we just tossed it over, and I tried not to get the whole Zoom recorder in the water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            <b>You stopped releasing music for a while after touring behind <i>direct line to my creator<\/i>. What was going on in your life in the meantime?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            I just had to take care of myself and couldn\u2019t work. People don\u2019t see [mental illness] as a disability, but when you\u2019re in it, it\u2019s like, \u201cBro, I can\u2019t function. I\u2019m not well.\u201d I see people sometimes that I was in the mental hospital with on the train, and I\u2019m like, \u201cOh, God, I hope they don\u2019t recognize me.\u201d I\u2019m just grateful that I have support in my life and that I\u2019ve been able to take care of myself. People with mental health diagnoses sometimes don\u2019t make it out or aren\u2019t able to care for themselves, so you see them on the train. I think about that a lot.<\/p>\n<p>            <b>On a lighter note, I hear you\u2019ve been watching a lot of women\u2019s tennis.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            It\u2019s the most inspiring thing that\u2019s come into my life. My mom took me to the U.S. Open two years ago, and I saw these amazing women. After that, I got a Tennis Channel subscription, and I watch every <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. I like to watch Coco Golf and Naomi Osaka, of course, and Danielle Collins. But who am I staying up for till 5 a.m.? I\u2019m watching Coco. I would die if I met her. I would be so starstruck, like, \u201cWhat the fuck?\u201d But I wouldn\u2019t even curse around her. I\u2019d be so respectful. I\u2019d make sure I didn\u2019t smell like weed. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265236,  #content_block-265236 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265236 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265236\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/duendita_byStephanieCherryAyala_1_pg30uc\/photos-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-cerezita-aa-hl-en-stephanie-cherry-ayala-a.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/duendita_byStephanieCherryAyala_1_pg30uc\/photos-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-cerezita-aa-hl-en-stephanie-cherry-ayala-a.jpg 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960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/duendita_byStephanieCherryAyala_2_1_jadqp8\/photos-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-cerezita-aa-hl-en-stephanie-cherry-ayala-a.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/duendita_byStephanieCherryAyala_2_1_jadqp8\/photos-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-cerezita-aa-hl-en-stephanie-cherry-ayala-a.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/duendita_byStephanieCherryAyala_2_1_jadqp8\/photos-by-a-target-_new-href-https-www-instagram-com-cerezita-aa-hl-en-stephanie-cherry-ayala-a.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"duendita is overflowing\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265238,  #content_block-265238 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265238 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265238\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <b><i>the mind is a miracle<\/i> opens with \u201c<br \/>\n          <\/b><\/p>\n<p>            I just be having fun in the studio, listening to the stereo fields and imagining where things should go \u2014 certain colors, certain gestures. I just like to make sounds, and collages are fun. I sampled the intro to our live set in there; that\u2019s me playing tuning forks and looping them.<\/p>\n<p>            <b>How did you approach that intro and the many transitional interludes on this album?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            When I\u2019m making transitions, I have bounces of the tracks already done, and I put them all into Ableton and play with what can happen in the spaces between them. I love cohesive records that go start to finish, so maybe I\u2019ll always do it that way, but for my next record, I\u2019m on my pop shit; no more of these emo transitions.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265240,  #content_block-265240 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265240 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265240\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left pull_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"pull_quote\"><p>\u201cPeople with mental health diagnoses sometimes don\u2019t make it out or aren\u2019t able to care for themselves, so you see them on the train. I think about that a lot.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265249,  #content_block-265249 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265249 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265249\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <b>My favorite transition on this record is between \u201cmulti\u201d and \u201csoupy,\u201d where it sounds like you\u2019re free associating.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            I was actually pulling from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedeckofcharacter.com\/\">Deck of Character<\/a>, and I pulled Sunken Ship, Smoke, Unicorn, and Club. I was in the studio with my friend Noah, and he was asking me what I pulled, and when I said \u201cClub,\u201d he said \u201cClub.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <b>\u201csoupy\u201d takes us to the club. This album has a lot to do with healing and regrowth, so I\u2019m assuming you\u2019ve done some healing at the club. What\u2019s your experience been of growth in chaotic spaces like the club versus in solitude or in a small community?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            All are necessary. There\u2019s a lot of work to do on your own, but there\u2019s a lot to be felt in spaces with other people, too. I love clubbing and celebrating life and feeling gratitude on the dance floor; it\u2019s one of my favorite feelings. It\u2019s still an introspective place for me, though. I\u2019m not looking at anyone. I\u2019m not thinking about anyone else. I\u2019m just listening to the music, zoning out, praising God.<\/p>\n<p>            <b>Do you still go to church?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            No, but I love God for sure. I definitely feel connected to this earth and that my soul\u2019s on a journey of some sort.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265262\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left video\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"duendita ft. Joy Guidry - feel\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yEzsg_0x6Ek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('265262');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265263,  #content_block-265263 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265263 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265263\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <b>To me, \u201calright!\u201d is the happiest song on <i>the mind is a miracle<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            I wrote that song in the mental hospital. It was acapella, and I recorded so many versions of it, but it finally landed when I added bass to it. I was so blown away when I heard it on [big] speakers. It made me feel so fucking good as an artist, as a producer. That\u2019s exactly the kind of song I want to make, and I made it. It\u2019s my favorite track on the record.<\/p>\n<p>            <b>It\u2019s wild how divorced a listener\u2019s interpretation of a song can be from the context in which it was made. Were you feeling at all hopeful when you made that song in the hospital that you\u2019d turned a corner?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            I just had that melody in my head, and it all flowed out. I had a pencil, paper, and free time, and it came so fucking easy. I was actually pretty calm when I wrote that song; I\u2019d just woken up from three days of sleeping. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            I shut down, but I\u2019m better now, and I\u2019m trying to release music and make income and have stable housing like every other native New Yorker I know. Some people like to be private with this stuff because it\u2019s stigmatizing; people treat you different when they find out you\u2019re mentally ill. I can\u2019t even believe that I\u2019m loved. It\u2019s really hard to feel lovable.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265242\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left video\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"duendita - planetary\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H8fb6bjjs90?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('265242');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265264,  #content_block-265264 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265264 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265264\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <b>\u201cplanetary\u201d is a great track title because that song feels like a signal from another world, transmitted onto this album. It\u2019s got such a striking sound, and I wanted it to last longer so I could stay in its orbit.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>            I think it\u2019s one of the strongest songs I\u2019ve ever written. It makes me emotional, but I love singing it. I know it\u2019s super short, but I love short songs; that\u2019s my bag. I never want to write a second verse because nothing\u2019s gonna be better than the first impression. I\u2019m an it-is-what-it-is-type bitch.<\/p>\n<p>            <b>You end on \u201cBorn With Power,\u201d which is one of the album\u2019s longest tracks. You called it an anti-capitalist banger in a press release. Are there other anti-capitalist bangers that inspire you?<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            I don\u2019t listen to music like that; I listen to the same 10 songs. Right now, I\u2019m listening to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utyJvbLgIMM&amp;pp=ygUXZmxvb2RnYXRlIG5lbGx5IGZ1cnRhZG8%3D\">Floodgate<\/a>\u201d by Nelly Furtado over and over and fantasizing about my life. I\u2019m obsessed with that song. I don\u2019t know what she put in it, but I\u2019m not able to listen to anything else. I don\u2019t know, bro. I just love making music and riding my bike. That\u2019s it.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<p> #content_block-265265,  #content_block-265265 blockquote.pull_quote, #content_block-265265 .img_caption .caption {\n   color: #2b4733;\n }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-265265\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            <i>duendita will play songs from <i>the mind is a miracle<\/i> with a vocal trio and a harp accompanist at Caf\u00e9 Erzulie in Brooklyn on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/dice.fm\/event\/av65qv-duendita-live-10th-nov-cafe-erzulie-brooklyn-tickets?lng=en-US\">November 10<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/dice.fm\/event\/bba7rv-duendita-live-11th-nov-cafe-erzulie-brooklyn-tickets?lng=en-US\">11<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Raphael Helfand<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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