Fast rising, Irish, Alt-Pop sensation Ria Rua hits 2023 with fierce verve and intensity on her bass-heavy new single ‘I Want You.’ Vocalist, drummer and producer Ria Rua’s expansive skillset is revealed here, as she yearns to turn fantasy into reality. Exploring desire through a labyrinth of pulsating drums, synths, and soaring hypnotic vocals. This latest single is a snapshot of her forthcoming debut album set for release later this year.
Describing the single Ria Rua said, “’I Want You’ is about powerful attraction and addiction. It’s about sex, control and obsession.” Fresh from her earth-shattering performance at Whelan’s ‘Ones to Watch,’ this one-woman tour-de-force has been wowing crowds with her high energy live gigs multi-instrumental skillset and soaring vocals, whilst preforming as the drummer & front woman simultaneously. Ria Rua’s recent show at Dublin’s Vicar Street as special guest for Soda Blonde was met with rave reviews and she was chosen as one of fifty artists for Ireland Music Week. She is set to storm stages at home and abroad in 2023 and is one of Ireland’s mostly hotly tipped rising stars. Hot Press said, We’re beyond excited to see where she goes from here – but it’s surely an upwards trajectory.”
Ria Rua’s ‘I Want You’ appears on Spotify’s, New Music Friday , An Alternative Future and Alternative Ireland.
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