A subtly funky bassline and loose, unhurried beat provide an irresistible sway, while the stripped-back arrangement leaves plenty of room for Dani’s silky vocal to glide effortlessly across the top. Dreamy and almost weightless without losing its groove, ‘reasons’ carries the warmth of 90s neo-soul alongside touches of breezy 70s and 80s soft rock. Dani describes it as a new-age “cookout classic”, and it’s remarkably easy to picture exactly that.

The accompanying video completes the mood with Dani riding along winding coastal roads in the back of a vintage car, guitar in hand and everything bathed in golden-hour sunlight. There’s no need for anything more elaborate; like the song itself, its charm lies in atmosphere and ease. Pure late-summer chill.

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From the opening moments, ‘weary soul’ radiates warmth. Built around smooth, laid-back instrumentation and rich analogue textures, the track evokes the effortless cool of classic soul records, recalling the lush, cinematic atmosphere of artists such as Minnie Riperton. Everything about the song feels tactile and lived-in; the kind of record that sounds as though it was always destined to be played through vintage speakers with sunlight filtering through the curtains.

At the centre of it all is Dani’s captivating vocal performance. Soulful yet fragile, she delivers lines such as “I’m sick with wanting, someone to hold me, someone to carry my weary soul” with a quiet vulnerability that never slips into self-pity. Instead, there is a gentle sadness running throughout the track, a yearning for connection that feels universal in its honesty.

As ‘weary soul’ unfolds, it gradually drifts into more ethereal territory, closing with lush harmonies that seem to dissolve into the atmosphere around them. The effect is dreamlike and cosmic, leaving behind a lingering question that feels as expansive as the sound itself: “Did you ever know me?”

Warm, soulful and quietly devastating, ‘weary soul’ is the kind of song that demands to be lived with rather than simply listened to; a late-afternoon soundtrack for moments of reflection, longing and everything that exists in between.

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Produced by Dani alongside co-producers Vooo and Omari Jazz, ‘Angel’ was created using all live instruments, including vintage Rhodes and modular synthesisers. Embracing Dani’s love and passion for analogue techniques, this creative process pours a timelessness into the record, reminiscent of the Quiet Storm radio format of the 70s which also gained popularity as a subgenre of R&B for its smooth jazz-influenced style. With LA currently experiencing a resurgence of its jazz scene, ‘Angel’ straddles the future of the genre while paying homage to its past.

A psychedelic offering layered with stunning harmonies and retro-futurist synths, the track oozes dreaminess and freneticism in the way real love can feel, when one is truly seen and loved through someone else’s eyes. A reimagination of the traditional love song, it tells the story from the angel’s point of view, exploring the tension between being idealized by a partner and feeling unable to live up to that image.This trippy atmosphere is felt in the accompanying music video, which follows Dani navigating the city in angel form.

Αs Dani explains, “I wrote ‘Angel’ about the terrifying feeling of being loved and being known. I wanted to explore the idea that being loved requires being known, and that when someone really, truly sees you, it can be scary and exciting in equal measure.”

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