British-Spanish artist Lala Hayden today shares her first new music of 2025 in the shape of intoxicating new dance-pop inspired single “rush of love”.
Working with producer Ben Christophers (Bat For Lashes, Françoise Hardy), London/Barcelona-based Lala Hayden’s music draws from the work of strong female voices such as Robyn, Róisín Murphy, Ladyhawke, Self Esteem, Donna Summer, Jessie Ware and Lykke Li.
New single “rush of love” tackles the disillusionment of modern love, where constant overstimulation, unrealistic expectations, and the ease of disengagement hinder genuine connection. Backed by a sparkling synths and a dance-floor ready beat, Lala recalls asking producer Ben Christophers “what would it sound like if Madonna’s Confessions on a Dancefloor met Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love?” upon bringing the song to life, with the help of bassist Armin Metz (Imogen Heap).
Commenting on the song’s lyrical inspiration, Lala said:
“A ‘rush of love’ refers to that hiiiiiigh you get when you’re falling in love with someone. To me it feels like the highest form of dopamine, but I feel like as a society we’ve hit a dopamine overload – there is a numbness and I feel like that feeling is harder and harder to reach because we are so overstimulated. I feel like access to so much information, porn and Hollywood happy endings has worsened the expectation of what love IS, as well as the desire to run away if we encounter trouble. I feel like it’s so easy to label someone as “toxic” and disengage / look for someone else, instead of looking within. This song is about feeling lonely both in love and social groups, where I feel like we only want to talk to each other, instead of listening and asking questions. It is an ode to the complexity of modern love & connection in a digital era.”
Currently adding the finishing touches to a new project due for release this spring, Lala Hayden is an artist revitalised, reinvigorated and ready to take on the world. Releasing her debut EP ‘Girl Becomes’ in the summer of 2023, Lala has taken the time since to finesse her artistry, whilst solidifying herself as a fascinating proposition on the live stage, with key festival slots at Eurosonic, The Great Escape, Liverpool Sound City, Beyond The Music & more.
Alongside her music, Lala created a coaching platform for women in 2023 – with those two worlds colliding within her songwriting. Themes of womanhood, female empowerment; self love and interdependence are explored with passion and purpose, with her lyrics and unique live performances conveying strength and confidence, as she told Vogue – “The goal of my music is to make you walk with your back a little straighter, your chest a little more open and your head a little higher”.
Lala Hayden’s new single “rush of love” is out now. Lala will announce her new project soon.
LIVE DATES
22 May – CloseUp Festival, London (supporting CATTY)
