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The critically acclaimed Lou’ana has today released a new single ‘Heartbeat’, which marks the changing of seasons and takes fans one step closer to the release of her full-length album DISCO WITCH (out October 31).

In June, Lou’ana released SO BELOW – a collection of songs, making up Side B of her upcoming album. Now she’s revealing songs from Side A – AS ABOVE, including the euphoric disco and dance track, ‘Heartbeat’.

“This release aligns with the Spring Equinox – a time of renewal, balance and celebration. As a Disco Witch, I honour the turning of the seasons, staying in tune with Mother Earth and the cosmos,” says Lou’ana.

‘Heartbeat’ is “the story of a woman surrendering to the night and to her confidence; dropping into the heartbeat of the song and into the healing grooves of music,” adds Lou’ana.

The Auckland-based singer and songwriter wrote ‘Heartbeat’ several years ago with a team of songwriters from Aotearoa, before then crafting it with producer Nathan Judd.

“During the pandemic, Nate gathered a bunch of amazing songwriters and paired us off with different groups. Chris [Dent], Brendon [Thomas] and I got put together one evening and we came up with ‘Heartbeat’. Nate and I went on to craft the song to what it is today,” explains Lou’ana.

Guaranteed to fill the dance floor, ‘Heartbeat’ captures the essence of Lou’ana’s upcoming album DISCO WITCH, which is made up of Side A – AS ABOVE and the already released Side B – SO BELOW, which contains the tracks ‘My World’, ‘Disco Coven’, ‘Night Creature’, ‘Gravitate’ and ‘Aphrodite’.

“I love people and giving them something to dance to and to feel. I’m all about feeling and I collaborate with amazing people who share this passion,” she says.

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Lou’ana continues to solidify her status as a rising star in the music industry, with the Jazz trained vocalist’s 2020 debut album MOONLIGHT MADNESS charting as a NZ top 20 Album and winning her Best Pacific Female Artist at the 2021 Pacific Music Awards. Since then, she has gone on to perform all across the country, including at Nostalgia Festival, Newtown Festival, NZ Spirit Festival, CubaDupa, Splore Festival, Nest Fest and more; last year opening for the chart breaking artist Teddy Swims. Most recently opening for Gladys Knight in Auckland. She sold out her album release show held at the reputable Q Theatre, and her infectious album track ‘Move Along’ has just reached over 2 million streams on Spotify alone. In 2023, her dance anthem ‘Night Creature’ hit #2 on the Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart, and was a rotating feature on ZM’s ‘Locals Only’ playlist.

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