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Den-Mate's Twinkling 'Charlotte' Explodes With Energy

Loceke, Den-Mate's forthcoming album, tells stories of death and rebirth, darkness and renewal, set against songwriter Jules Hale's most colorful and expansive compositions yet.
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On the forthcoming album , Washington, D.C.-based songwriter Jules Hale excavates the complexity of her emotional landscapes, wrapping them in explosive, vibrant dream-pop. WhereasEP was, Hale explains, "based on elemental subjects," is built on a series of alter egos and characters meant to represent the strengths, demons and personality quirks we all carry around with us. It's an album about death and rebirth, darkness and renewal, set against Hale's most colorful and expansive compositions yet.

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