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LA-based singer-songwriter Dove Armitage, née Quincy Larson, urges us all to befriend our demons in her latest single, "Brittle." The track, taken from just announced EP Concernless, set to release November 3, is a hauntingly beautiful piece of art that showcases Armitage's ability as a multi-disciplinary artist and knack for creating captivating sonic worlds that listeners wish they could live in.

A cool energy dwells within "Brittle." This energy is further amplified by Armitage's ethereal yet haunting vocals and fast-paced instrumentals that emanate a dark undertone. There’s a sense of mystery confined in the song’s first verse. She admits to trying to appear tough over thrumming bass lines, subdued, twinkling keys, and catchy guitar riffs, singing, "Cut the cloth around it / Come out, you’re surrounded / You’ve seen a ghost, I’ve seen love." The chorus erupts with a burst of glitchy and raucous energy that was bubbling just beneath the surface. The songwriter’s use of digital vocal effects and hyperpop sonic aesthetics give the song a wild, stadium-ready energy.

On the single, Armitage shares, "'Brittle' was the first track created for this collection of songs with my dear friend Liam Hall (Grandma). The song is about longing for someone, or something, that is equally as good for you as it is bad for you. It speaks to the contradictions and juxtapositions of these things and explores how so many feelings or things are not always mutually exclusive and can occupy the same space. 'Brittle' ended up shaping and inspiring the entire collection of songs and the attitude of how myself, Liam, and Chris Greatti went into the following sessions creating the EP; have fun with it and make something honest."

The cinematic music video for "Brittle" is a collection of candid video clips and artistic scenes that follow Armitage as she goes about her day in middle America. Armitage oozes charisma as she sings alone to the camera. At the same time, intercutting scenes of her twerking for a giant teddy bear and sporting scarlet headscarves in farm and abandoned city locales play out. It's a gothic, Americana liminal space that oozes isolation where the only company she keeps, outside a stuffed bear and a pair of foreboding-looking mannequins, is herself.

On the music video for "Brittle," Armitage expounds, "The video plays with these themes as well and was filmed in the same way; no expectations and very few references. We knew only that we were shooting content without expectation of an entire video, but it all came together just as perfectly as the song did. We had fun and created what we felt was honest. When we looked back at the footage, it was too cohesive to deny that this was the full video for 'Brittle.'"

Watch the "Brittle" video below: