Los Angeles rocker Dorothy has returned with a brand-new single, “MUD,” the first taste of her forthcoming fourth studio album. Produced by Scott Stevens (Halestorm, Shinedown, Nothing More), “MUD” showcases Dorothy’s powerful vocals and a unique blend of hard rock, metal, and country tied together with a trap beat. Dorothy describes the track as a “bold amalgamation of styles,” featuring her first attempt at screaming.
Dorothy expressed:
“Our first single off this record is an amalgamation of hard rock, metal, and country tied together with a trap beat and spicy, heavily layered vocals. It was also my first time attempting a scream — proud of that.”
To coincide with the new track, Dorothy launched a new webstore with exclusive merch available for pre-order, and much more. For more details check out the webstore at this location.
Watch the visualizer for “MUD” below:
In a recent interview with Ned of Rock 108, Dorothy Martin emphasized the need for fair compensation from streaming services. She argued that while streaming allows artists to reach a global audience, it does not provide adequate financial returns.
“I think artists need to unionize and I think the streaming services need to pay us a lot more for the songs. It’s great, because the streaming services, the pros of that are you have a much broader reach. You reach a lot of people. I mean, you can get a billion streams, right? So you’re reaching people all over the world in every country. But we need to get paid more for it because now artists are sort of forced to tour. Not that we don’t love to tour and see our fans, but I feel very strongly that we deserve to get paid for our art and it should be fair. And I think that the United States government needs to legislate a little bit on our behalf and get artists paid a fair amount for the streaming numbers. And then it’s great. Then we can come on tour. You can buy physical merch, vinyl CDs, cassettes.
We’ll sign it for you. We love it. We’ll kiss you on the forehead and sign your boobies. But touring is a grind, and while it’s fun, it has its ups and downs. But also it’s just fair at the end of the day. And I think artists should pull together and unionize and not be so competitive with one another, but have each other’s backs. ‘Cause when the artists start talking, all the business folks in the industry are like, ‘Uh-oh. They banded together and they’re rebelling.'”
Dorothy’s comments come amid ongoing criticism of Spotify and other streaming platforms for their low payouts to musicians. Despite these criticisms, Spotify recently reported a significant increase in operating income and monthly active users.
