Waiting For Her, Still by Mora Amaro La Loba

https://youtu.be/nmP-2-VuIVk?si=x9WpiYeb_sl_2mtE

Beguiling art pop with Latin flavour. This is film noir in musical form with shadowy figures and dangerous motives. Dark and disturbing dreamlike sequences are evoked by avant garde twists and turns. The vocal performance is delivered as a ghostly whisper but still commands hypnotic attention. 

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