Pianist and singer Lene moved to Austin back in 2023, already having seen musical success in Europe: having been a contestant on X Factor: Italia and performing at festivals in Italy and Portugal. She left Italy for love, but a move across the world leads to a shift in identity, and her lush song “I Wanna Be Your Lover” “reflects that mix of excitement and displacement, where you’re building something new while still feeling tied to where you came from. The result is smooth, sultry, a little vintage, and a hell of a bop.
Like A Stranger is out tomorrow, March 27th.
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