Everything in Gemma Castro‘s new “Quiero Saber de Ti”—the idea, the lyrics, the music, the production and the video—was made as a counterattack against confinement both physical and psychic as she quarantined in her abuela‘s “strict Catholic house” in Guadalajara. Castro’s almost dubby production always sets her songs at a distance—there’s always a feeling of loss and lostness somewhere deep within, and an extra sense of gravity from words left unsaid or sounds unheard. She’s always created her own space, and in some ways quarantine just gave her more possibilities to work with. Her video and song both are about erasing blank spaces with an explosion of self, and about responding to nothingness with your own personal everythingness. (Slight warning: if you still have a job to go to and that job even more hideously oppressive and uptight than most jobs, you may want to save this for later.) Says Castro:

“‘Quiero Saber de Ti’ is for the hopeless romantic left alone in their bedrooms during quarantine. It is for feeling yourself wherever you are and not being afraid of your sexuality. It is about outgrowing cultural stigmas and unlocking yourself. You are never too much.”

“Quiero Saber de Ti” is available today from Castro, and you can listen to her similarly illuminating show “Primera Generación” on dublab here.