Introducing Dominic Sen she would spend a lot of time in a bedroom accented by lime green and pink decor, a 12-year-old Alexandra Lily Cohen hacked away at a bulky Toshiba laptop. It was 3 a.m and not the first time that week that she was awake into the wee hours of the night writing the next chapter of her Lord of the Rings fanfiction. This particular work depicted an ill-fated adolescent love story between the sons of two famed leaders. There was elven magic, war, a grand return from the dead, and a romantic connection that transcended time and place. “I’ve always used storytelling and worldbuilding as a means of escaping the tedium of my own reality,” says Cohen. “They were some of the best tools I had for self-discovery, for exploring what held meaning for me.” Storytelling and worldbuilding are now tools that she employs in each of her releases as Dominic Sen. Cohen views Dominic Sen as her musical proxy, and uses the persona to occupy an artistic expanse somewhere between myth and reality, weaving truth and legend together to yield music that is usually pop and always evolving. Like a great story unfolding at the fingertips, she entrances listeners with spellbinding hooks and nuanced tales that leave one begging for the next chapter. Sometimes this mandate is more literal, as was the case with her debut album Visitor, a concept album where the listener followed an extraterrestrial protagonist’s feelings of alienation as she grappled with a strange new world. Visitor was simultaneously a love story, space opera, and thought experiment. Following the release of her newest single “Lookin’ 4 Pleasure”, she presents a nostalgic sound that will definitely intrigue your ears. Starting with dreamy instrumentation leading onto her sweet and sultry vocals she completes the song entirely. Explaining the track a bit further it pays tribute to the experience of turning inward for pleasure during times when external validation and the company of others feels too loaded or fraught. On a cursory level, this song is about physical pleasure, but it’s meant to encompass all types of joy-inspiring self-exploration. To the vocals and production, this single will certainly have you dancing. It would be just perfect for a late-night drive or alone within your thoughts. Go stream “Lookin’ 4 Pleasure” and check out her discography which is filled with astounding music.
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