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Glamorous Toronto Duo DILETTANTE Impress With Their ‘MONSTER’ Of A Song

Posted on by JL

Daily electricity to load your batteries

2 July 2022

Artists: DILETTANTE
Who: Glam pop Toronto duo, Natalie Panacci and Julia Wittmann,
who performed for 5 years as For Jane, a project inspired by their
dogs!!!)

Single/video: MONSTER
Closing track of their new, emo-avid self-titled album. Stream it below.

Julia Wittman: “You’re a monster and I don’t forgive you,” was the sentiment
I shared when I sat at a bar and cried to my friends about the end of my relationship.
The next day, our producer, Maks Milczarczyk, sent a voice memo with the lyrics to
“Monster,” and from there we turned my feelings into art.

Score: Another example of how a toxic relationship can lead to a sonic
break-out eruption. Monster is a terrifically drop-dead gorgeous pop pearl
propelled by an arousing wall-of-90s-synths-sound, a non-stop titanic beat
and crystal clear and energezing vocals à la Sharon Van Etten/Angel Olsen.
Sickly sticky and overwhelmingly infectious. A monster of a song.

Tune-tastic!

Press play and get puzzled…

Full album streaming on Spotify

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DILETTANTE: Instagram

Gorgeous Duo DILETTANTE Shares Gorgeous Debut Single About Gorgeous ‘BONNIE’

Posted on by JL

Daily electricity to load your batteries

16 November 2021


(Photo: Calm Elliott-Armstrong / Styling: Bianca Tomori)

Band: DILETTANTE
Who: Toronto dream pop duo, Natalie Panacci and Julia Wittmann,
who performed for 5 years as For Jane, a project inspired by their
dogs (fact!)

New single: BONNIE
The first taster of the pair’s upcoming debut LP

Dilettante: “Imagine – it’s a crisp autumn evening. You’re out at a garage rock show.
You meet eyes with the drummer. He’s sweaty and lanky, but you like it. In a crowd of
post-performance cigarette smoke, he says this to you: “Bonnie, you’re a work of art,
you’re a wildcard, you’re a dreamboat.” So you run home, turn on your roommate’s
shitty old keyboard, and blast out the first verse of a song. The drummer goes back
home to the UK to become a sweaty, lanky memory…but “Bonnie” lives on. She’s the
impossible, perfect muse – she’s the protagonist deciding her own fate – she’s Audrey
Hepburn.”

Turn Up The Volume: Sensual, sexy, sultry. These words came immediately to
my mind on hearing this electronic pop gem for the first time. Its ongoing hypnotic
flow, its tenacious briskness, its glimmering synth/guitar romanitcism, and its desirous
vocals will make you long for your own gorgeous Bonnie. This kind of starry-eyed and elevating dream-pop pizzazz, symphonically orchestrated, is what turns your day into
a gorgeous rainbow. Top!

Stream/buy this beauty here…


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DILETTANTE: Instagram