Deradoorian

**Deradoorian** **Mary Sea** Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Deradoorian (Decisive Pink, Dirty Projectors) signs to Fire Records, announces new album ‘Ready for Heaven’. Her latest single ‘Set Me Free’ is a wonderfully disarming song, simply done. It doesn’t ask more from us than to trust and act on its title; Deradoorian relies on the vocals and classical synth styles which encourages a gentle lullaby to express itself. ‘Ready for Heaven’ deals with heaven and earth, damnation and salvation, and using intelligence against rampant, naked greed. It is a classic forty minute set of inquisitive pop songs, blessed with a lightness of touch and a sharp focus that can’t help but charm the listener. It conjures up some last, faint afterglow of the old belief that an electronic, programmed beat can smash itself – and you – into another, more egalitarian consciousness. “Deradoorian’s voice is the main attraction. Wispy one moment, bellowing full-throated the next, and capable of dazzling melismatic runs, it remains her not-so-secret weapon.” Pitchfork It is a remarkable fact that this bold and open-hearted record is made by one person, working alone. Repeatedly reworking the songs until they were complete is a painstaking process that generated an energy and space where Deradoorian could indulge in the arcana of her artform. “I love the production more than the songwriting. \[…\] In fact, I don’t even feel like a songwriter at times, I feel like someone who is just inspired