Breathe features previously released singles “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Problems”. Along with his EP release, he has a music video for his song “I Always Fall For Your Type”.
You can truly see how diverse and unique Rauli V’s EP is in this sad, dreamy track. Rauli V gives us four unique tracks combining rock music, digital beats and samples, and melodious vocals. When Rauli V started working on these songs in the back of a van four years ago, he never imagined the challenges he’d face. But everything he went through led to many lessons learned.
“When I started writing these songs nothing was done on purpose. When I started building out visual concepts for Music videos there was no sense of pressure. Now I look back and take pride in all the work that has been put in place by so many amazing people who believe in this project. This is the type of love you too will experience when listening through this 4 track EP.”
He admits
Emotions dealing with pain, loneliness, betrayal and loss are just a few of the themes expressed in his songs. Despite dealing with negativity, Rauli V encourages his listeners to take a moment to breathe and keep pushing forward. This perseverance is highlighted in his rhythmic music and melodious vocals leaving us feeling hopeful.
“I would be lying if I told you the process of this EP came easy. For a set of songs I started writing in the back of a van 4 years ago, the evolution of these songs mimic’d the same lessons I learned along the way. The biggest lesson I learned was patience while allowing this project to pull the right people in.
Although there is a lot of pain in the lyrics, my hope is that you can still feel the perseverance in the delivery of the instrumentals and vocal performance. This is why I landed on the name “Breathe;” because no matter how bad it gets, something as simple as air is all we need. So with that being said, Breathers, let’s keep building this collective together. “. – Rauli V
Fueled by his Afro-Latino heritage, Rauli V’s compositions navigate multiple genres colliding Rock n’ Roll Chaos with Culture. Although he was born in NYC his journey with music began in Santo Domingo (DR) and continued on in the Baltimore/DC area, specifically PG County. Live, Rauli V is known for his disruptive stage presence, huge belting vocals, and infectious passion on/off stage which led him to take matters into his own hands to remind the world that Dominicans can headbang too.
“This EP takes you through a lyrical and emotional journey upstream swimming against the current while capturing every emotion I felt last year.”
“There is something for everyone in this four piece EP. Chaos, Cadence and Culture while colliding Rock, RnB and Hip Hop with a splash of latin soul in a very tasteful way”
