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(Los Angeles, CA – February 22nd, 2024) – Rising artist Ari Abdul releases her new single “DFHMPU” via Slumbo Labs/RCA Records. Speaking on the song, Ari Abdul says, “DFHMPU is about self-worth. It describes being mistreated and recognizing you deserve better. The other person doesn’t deserve your time and is basically being told to leave. DFHMPU is a super special song to me, it was written two years ago around the time of my debut.”
Next month, Ari and fellow label mate Isabel LaRosa, will be hitting the road on their co-headlining ‘God’s Watching Tour.’ Kicking off on March 7th in San Diego, the artists will stop in major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Phoenix and more.
Ari will continue with a run of show dates in Europe/UK starting on April 26th in Manchester and wrapping up on May 16th in Milan.
To purchase tickets for both tours, visit HERE.
North America ‘God’s Watching Tour’ Dates
3/7 House of Blues San Diego, CA (SOLD OUT)
3/8 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
3/9 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
3/11 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
3/12 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
3/14 Subterranean Chicago, IL
3/15 El Club Detroit, MI
3/21 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY (SOLD OUT)
3/22 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
3/24 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA (SOLD OUT)
3/26 Union Stage Washington, DC
3/28 Vinyl Atlanta, GA (SOLD OUT)
4/2 Parish Austin, TX
4/3 House of Blues Dallas, TX (SOLD OUT)
4/5 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
Solo Europe/UK Dates
4/26 Night & Day Café Manchester
4/27 G2, The Garage Glasglow
4/29 O2 Institute Birmingham
4/30 The Garage London
5/2 La Maroquinerie Paris
5/3 Tolhuis Amsterdam
5/5 Luxor Cologne
5/6 Uebel & Gefährlich Hamburg
5/7 Lido Berlin
5/9 Blue Note Jazz Club Poznan
5/10 Niebo Warsaw
5/12 Rock Café Prague
5/13 Ampere Munich
5/16 Biko Club Milan
2023 was a banner year for Ari as she released her EP CCTV which solidified her position as an up-and-coming trailblazer in the pop music scene, captivating listeners with her unique sound and emotionally charged lyrics. The EP features six tracks, all expertly crafted to resonate with fans on a deeply personal level.
CCTV is horror story dressed as a mixtape. I wanted to tell a story from beginning to end that could be open to interpretation for not only my fans but also for people who aren’t familiar with ‘Ari Abdul’ yet,” says Ari. “The lyrics still have a dark feel, but I wanted to go even heavier with the production on this project. I’m excited to share a different, more intense side of myself with this release.”
She also performed at Chicago’s biggest music festival Lollapalooza and embarked on her first tour HELLGIRL, selling out shows in New York, Los Angeles, and London, among others.
ABOUT ARI ABDUL
Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Ari Abdul has forged her own brand of dark alternative pop. Music quickly became a second language for Ari Abdul growing up in Brooklyn. Her Ecuadorian mom loved Latin music while her Costa Rican/ Palestinian father introduced her to classic rock. Rounding everything out were her brothers who were all about hip-hop and metal. She graduated to electric guitar at 14 and started playing grunge songs inspired by Nirvana. But she was too nervous to share her work – let alone her voice- with anyone. She had friends in choir, but that wasn’t the musical direction she saw herself going. It wasn’t until LaRosa’s mom encouraged Abdul to create her own music in July 2021 that lit the spark to share her voice with the world.
She combines the reverb-heavy swells of your favorite shoegaze artists such as The Neighborhood and Lana Del Rey. Combining an array of visual and stylistic influences, Ari has cultivated a mysterious edge to her artistic endeavors. In 2022, she released her debut single “BABYDOLL” followed by the sped-up version “BABYDOLL (Speed).” Both versions garnered viral success with over 83M global streams, 400M TikTok views, and 420K TikTok creations.
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