New York-based artist Julian Lamadrid releases the official music video for his latest single, “Red Car“. Last week, Julian shared a stunning, stripped-down live session video of the track.
Born and raised in Dubai to Mexican expats, Julian has previously released “Mess”, “Neon” and most recently, “Die Young”, from his forthcoming album Mala Noche, which will come out this autumn Julian composed, wrote and produced the record in its entirety, as well as directed all of the accompanying visuals.
Julian says, “Red Car is a return to form, a boy and his guitar singing from the depths of his vulnerability. it’s a soft meditation on the glorification of beauty; I want to know how it feels to be a beautiful girl these days”.
Julian has just come off two successful shows in both New York at Mercury Lounge and LA at The Echo.
“Mess”, “Neon” and “Die Young” have garnered tastemaker buzz from the likes of Wonderland, CLASH, Flaunt Magazine, VMAN, Billboard and more. L’Officiel USA claimed “Julian Lamadrid is a masterful young musician on the rise,” and 1883 Magazine lauded Julian for “living and breathing art in its many forms, he writes his own lyrics, directs his own music videos, and has produced his own songs.”
With Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed as his greatest inspirations, 21-year-old Julian Lamadrid has grown up on a steady diet of music, literature and film. At 18, he moved to New York City, citing films as ‘Taxi Driver’and ‘Midnight Cowboy’ as reasons to enroll in New York University’s film school. Writing and producing along the way, Julian grew frustrated by societal pressure to create data driven and social media-focused art. In turn, he set out to take a risk and record a 12-track album that will be released later this year. Written and recorded in Brooklyn, the record is titled Mala Noche – meaning ‘Bad Night’ in Spanish – the aural depiction of a recurring scene from Julian’s life in New York.
Bobbing and weaving somewhere between new wave, bedroom pop, hip hop, 80s synth and British Rock, Julian’s music feels like the voice of a generation trying to find a sliver of joy through the lines of their loneliness. His vocals swim in lush synth pads, big melodies and major chords to communicate a feeling of desperation and frustration within this hectic and exhausting world. Written and produced by Julian, with its visual content self-directed as well, the richness of his perspective creates an audible pathway towards the future of pop music.
