Release: RAY LOZANO: SILK&SORROW

RAY LOZANO releases her new album ‘SILK&SORROW’ on 28 March

Following her debut album Pairing Mode, NICA artist RAY LOZANO is continuing the vision of her personal sound world: the new album SILK&SORROW will be released on 28 March in record shops and on all popular streaming platforms. Her debut album already set a good example in terms of indie R’n’B and alternative soul from Germany - with the follow-up, the producer and singer comes up and trumps once again.

Let’s be honest: life is an eternal swipe left and right, an ‘I love you’ here, a ghosting there - until you find yourself bursting into tears over a meme at two in the morning. RAY LOZANO demonstrates a special feel for these moments on her new album SILK&SORROW, which will be released on Melting Pot Music. Her songs feel like a compassionate message from a friend who sends a simple ‘Are you OK?’ late at night - without pressure, without expectation, simply as a silent presence. Each track feels like Ray is looking over your shoulder as you scroll, like she’s there at the exact moment when your laughter turns into a sigh and you’re suddenly hit with a nostalgia you didn’t see coming. Her superpower? Turning those mundane, bittersweet moments into something that feels almost sacred.

On SILK&SORROW, the German-Filipino singer and producer deals with the contradictory emotional worlds of our time - the constant change between intense connection and complete distance, between emotional flooding and inner emptiness. ‘Silk’ stands for the gentle, warm moments, while “Sorrow” captures the unavoidable emotional impacts.

SILK&SORROW doesn’t want to solve anything. It wants you to feel - really feel. At a time when vulnerability often degenerates into a pleasing playlist aesthetic, Ray is forging her own path. SILK&SORROW dispenses with polish and perfection. The songs move gently between sorrow and consolation, revealing a simple truth: the real splendour lies in cracks and fractures. Consider this album your anthem through the quiet hours of the night.

On 31 March, RAY LOZANO will present her new album at JAKI as part of NICA live.

The album is available digitally and on vinyl.

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Release on 28 March 2025 on Melting Pot Music

Vocals by Ray Lozano
Produced by Ray Lozano & Samon Kawamura
Additional vocals on ‘KIKI’ & ‘LOTA’ by Pia Allgaier
Additional vocals on ‘I DON’T CARE’ & ‘LOTA’ by SALOMEA
Guitar on ‘BETTER DAYS’, ‘HiYA’, ‘LET THE HEART GROW’ by Phillip Niessen
Guitar on ‘DRAGON’ and ‘KIKI’ by Fritz Dinter
B3 organ on ‘HiYA’ by Lutz Krajenski
Additional guitar on ‘CAN’T LOVE’ by Boti Ikvai-Szabo
Mixed & mastered by Samon Kawamura
Artwork by Tom Richardson
Cover photo by Kaspar Achenbach