Bingkai Karya – On “Crashing,” d4vd reveals the one person he will turn to if his world unravels. With smooth, laid-back instrumentals, the track represents an emotional turning point in the WITHERED narrative, offering a sense of self-assured calm before the storm. Its rich sound is further enhanced by a verse from GRAMMY®-nominated Colombian-American recording artist, Kali Uchis. This collaboration has been a long time in the making. In 2022, Kali shared “Here With Me” on an Instagram live and d4vd took notice as a longtime fan.
He returned to his closet back in Houston to write “Crashing” on BandLab with Kali in mind and sent it to her, she fell in love with the track and decided to write a verse. A continuation of his lauded and beloved first two EPs that introduced him to the world – Petals to Thorns and The Lost Petals – d4vd’s WITHERED is a brilliant amalgamation of disparate influences shaped into one visceral whole.
The record takes the listener through the natural evolution and lifespan of the rose, an omnipresent visual in d4vd’s creative output thus far, and is intended to be listened to sequentially like chapters in a book as the demise of a relationship unfolds. It is an album crackling with love found, love lost, love created, and love destroyed through every chorus and every melodic line.
ABOUT D4VD:
A native of Houston, d4vd found his musical calling through creating his own soundtracks to Fortnite montages, recording his first single at 17, and quickly being signed by Interscope’s acclaimed Darkroom label. He has since collaborated with The Kid Laroi, Laufey, opened for the likes of SZA, headlined his own tours around the world, and contributed to projects like Arcane and Invincible. Through the process, d4vd’s sound evolved to a deeply emotional, DIY approach that defines him today, exploring the highs and lows of relationships with raw intimacy and directness.
For his debut album, d4vd regrounded himself, interspersing time creating on BandLab in his sister’s closet in Houston – where he first began making music – with London sessions alongside Jack Hallenbeck, Scott James, and silent$ky, and Los Angeles collaborations with super-songwriter Ryan Tedder and Tyler Spry. d4vd’s creative process spans beyond music, drawing inspiration from anime and cultivating a unique visual universe with recurring themes and characters. Known for his infectious enthusiasm and unconventional approach, d4vd continues to captivate audiences, with plans for an electrifying Coachella debut and more to come.
ABOUT KALI UCHIS:
Raised between Virginia and Colombia, Kali Uchis is a global superstar who has released several of the most lauded albums of the past decade: the 2015 mixtape Por Vida, her massively acclaimed 2018 debut album Isolation, 2020’s Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios), 2023’s Red Moon In Venus, which features the Platinum-certified “Moonlight,” and last year’s ORQUÍDEAS, Kali’s second Spanish-language album and fourth LP overall which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, marking her highest-charting album to date and her second Top 10 overall. Across her career, Uchis’s work has been nominated at the GRAMMY® Awards, Billboard Latin Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, Premios Nuestra Tierra and Univision Premios Juventud Awards, and named a Variety Hitmakers honoree. Her 2021 smash hit “telepatía” has been streamed more than 2 billion times to date and was the Billboard Hot 100’s longest running Spanish song by a solo act this decade with a 23-week streak. Uchis has collaborated and shared stages with SZA, Tyler The Creator, Lana Del Rey, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith, Snoop Dogg, Kaytranada and more and has toured the world over, with much-lauded sets headlining Tropicalia, Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and many others.
