Riiki Reid releases new single 'The Dream State'

New Zealand’s Riiki Reid today releases her new single ‘The Dream State’, the follow up to her come back single ‘Meet U Again’.

Written and produced by Reid, the track is a little bit pop, a little bit rock, shot through with delicious synth and swirling electro beats giving it a 1980s throwback feel.

“I wrote this song after being woken up by thunder at 2am,” Reid says. “I was in a deep sleep, but the sound sprung me awake and startled me to my core. Because I drifted off again quickly, my mind convinced myself in my dreams that the sound was a spaceship that had landed across from my house. I felt like there was an apocalypse about to happen. Dreams and the brain are such an interesting thing to learn about, and it intrigues me how things can happen in the real world that can send your brain to some weird places in your sleep. Sometimes our dreams might mean we’re feeling more stressed out than usual in our life”.

Reid is an artist who has been going from strength to strength since her debut in 2019. Her single ‘High Heights’ has received over 2 million streams on Spotify alone, and this new era of her music is proving to be her strongest yet. Bringing her Māori, Samoan and Scottish heritage to the fore in 2022 using weaving font and utilising a black, red and white palette in all visuals, Reid is also diving into a soundscape that trades on elements off the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. With even more incredible music to come this year, 2022 is looking to be one of her most successful and creative to date.

‘The Dream State’ is out now via Warner Music. You can download and stream here.

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