Mould-breaking singer and multi-instrumentalist Cece Vee made her mark on the local and international music industry quickly and with ease. Following the success of her first singles (“Dysfunctional” and “Wild Hearts”), which topped the JOOX’s New Pop Hits playlist (2020), she also landed her first sync placement when “Wild Hearts” featured in an episode of the US TV series Good Trouble in August 2021.
Now Cece brings her fans “DeLorean”, a track that alludes to the time-travelling qualities of the eponymous vehicle that featured in the cult-classic Back to the Future movies that riveted an entire generation in the 80s. This is the final single the artist will release before launching her EP, Past Midnight, in January 2022.
Cece Vee shares that “DeLorean” is definitely one of her favourite tracks so far, and speaks to the widespread notion of imagining what life would have been like if the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had never occurred.
Cece Vee explains
“DeLorean is about the nostalgia of wanting to go back to a simpler time – a time before COVID. We are currently locked into a way of living where a lot of people feel like it’s the apocalypse and the outside world has almost become like our enemy in a way. It can feel like we are in a Sci-Fi movie, and we can’t help but wonder what life would be like if we could travel back in time in a DeLorean and change the future to good.”
The simple, yet wonderfully effective visual that accompanies the track shows the artist reclining in a tub fully clothed, staring point blank at the viewer while she delivers the lyrics, as a timer ticks on relentlessly, perched on the edge of the bath. The unsettling point of view shifts and tilts continuously, never quite allowing the viewer to relax.
“DeLorean” is a very timeous take on the restlessness and anxiety many of us feel in the midst of the lingering levels of lockdown and pandemic fatigue. It reminds us of the fact that time ticks backwards in our minds, and forwards on our watches, so in the end all we really have is now – this moment, this second right here.
Check out the music video for Cece Vee’s “DeLorean” below:
You can download / stream “DeLorean” HERE.
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