Track of the Day: Dashoda - 'Looking For You'

Following the release of his first single in three years, ‘Looking For You’, Irish electro-pop purveyor Dashoda shares a slick, 1970s-themed video for the single, filmed live with stripped-back vocals and keyboard accompaniment that showcase his versatility.

The live video was filmed in a wood-panelled lounge in a house in Wexford and has a slick, 1970s feel reminiscent of a Talking Heads video or a scene from Twin Peaks.

Dashoda takes as much of his artistic inspiration from visual arts and movies as he does from music, and this is evident in the aesthetic seen in this video.

“I first visited the house in Wexford where we shot this video with my friend and collaborator Jake Curran in January 2021. We went down to write, and we loved the vibe of the place. It was a total escape, not only because it was the middle of the pandemic but also because the house itself is a time machine to the 70s. It had a sunken parquet floor, mid-century furniture, and large windows looking down the coast.

"I knew I had to film something there. It reminded me of something from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks or Lost Highway. But the house itself is far from Hollywood, it rests on the side of Tara Hill - not far from where I grew up.

"A year later I visited again with Alma Kelliher (Keys) and Ror Conaty (Director) to shoot several live performance videos, Looking For You is the first of these.”

‘Looking For You’ was written and produced by Dashoda with London-based Ross Fortune (A.K.A. Benny Smiles), who has worked with Jonas Blue, Clean Bandit, Hotline Miami Soundtrack, on additional production.

Releasing my new single “Looking For You” has been like waking up from a long sleep!

Got another shade of it on the way 📺 pic.twitter.com/U3cG0JCJVx

— Dashoda (@dashodamusic) November 4, 2022