VITA Meets Her Own Gaze On "OPIA"
Written By: Big C
Eye contact can expose a person before a word is spoken, and Australian-Filipino artist VITA builds her debut album inside self refelection. OPIA is out now through Interscope Records, placing twelve tracks around vulnerability, self-discovery and accepting every version of yourself. Longtime producer and creative director naz connects electronic textures, pop, R&B and avant-garde choices, with additional production from Hudson Mohawke, A. K. Paul, Leven Kali and Jonny Coffer. The quieter passages collect pressure before the percussion breaks them open, making the dynamic shift feel like a horizon shifting. VITA explains why the title turns the gaze inward:
OPIA is a look inward rather than outward. It’s very much an introspection: why do I perceive things the way that I do? It's going through the arduous process of questioning the root of all my life experiences, the combination of pain and suffering and joy and happiness. What do all these things say about me as a person and how can I take full responsibility without shame?
PLEASER examines performance and identity, SINGLE pushes against the idea that romance is the only measure of intimacy, and &THEHORSE brings Hudson Mohawke into the production. Across "OPIA," percussion tells the listener when to lean in, when to brace and when the floor is about to move. Fashion, cinema, theater, dance and performance art extend that rhythm into a larger visual language. Let us know which track holds the gaze longest in the comments below. Stream "OPIA" and connect with VITA on INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, YOUTUBE and SPOTIFY.
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