Following the release of her latest album Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain, Raveena returns to announce the deluxe version due Feb 28th. The deluxe was finished in the midst of the LA fires and features two new singles and an updated version of “Lose My Focus” that now features Umi as well as a remix of the single. These new songs embrace themes of love, maturity, comfort, and domesticity while also addressing heavy climate grief and longing for a simpler time.
Alongside the announcement, Raveena shares a taste of the forthcoming project with a new single and video, “Sun Don’t Leave Me,” filmed in South Africa. Speaking about the new song, Raveena shares:
“This song captures the feeling of grief for a simpler time on Earth—for the grief of our Earth’s resources, climate, and beauty rapidly declining. I was feeling the intensity of this song more than ever because of the ways the fires in LA were affecting me and my loved ones as a person in the highest-level evacuation zone. Even larger than climate grief, this song contemplates the feeling of wanting to hold onto one more beautiful sunset, one more passionate embrace, before things change again and hard times strike. I was really inspired by people like Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell, and Leon Bridges for this record.”
The new single and video precede upcoming tour dates to be announced soon and follow the release of Raveena’s film Where The Butterflies Went, a 30-minute piece executive produced by James Beard Award-winning chef and two-time Emmy Award nominee Sophia Roe in collaboration with the multidisciplinary collective Aerthship.
Embracing the sounds of classic artists like Brandy, Bob Marley, and Marvin Gaye, to name a few, Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain draws inspiration from people who, as Raveena describes, “are really good at capturing the beauty and loss of life in the same breath.” In her signature style, Raveena seamlessly unites that expansive songwriting with traditional Indian instruments and feel-good early 2000s pop hits—putting forth a work that’s more unabashedly herself than any that’s come before.
In the few years since releasing her previous album, Asha’s Awakening, Raveena has toured nationally and internationally, become the first woman of Indian heritage to perform solo at Coachella, and recently completed her Saturn Return—welcoming a season of growth, transformation, and calm that’s central to her newest full-length offering. Raveena reflects on her new album, “I don’t think I’ve ever understood a record so well before—It wasn’t like the process I used to have with past albums where I was more anxious about being at my best. This time, it was all intuition, and I knew the album was right when I finally had the feeling of rest.”
Watch the music video for “Sun Don’t Leave Me” above and stay tuned for the deluxe album coming soon.
