Marina Yozora explores loss, sadness & pain on "Daffodils"
- Jonnica Hill
- Mar 23
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 28
The sophomore single from London-based dream pop singer-songwriter Marina Yozora.
“Daffodils” is an airy, melancholic track from dream pop singer-songwriter Marina Yozora. Exploring loss, sadness and pain amidst a moody, ambient soundscape, this song is effective in placing the listener directly into the headspace Marina experienced as she felt someone drift out of her life:
"There are times when you meet someone you feel a very strong pulse to and you know in your heart that the person likes you back. But love is not always successful; sometimes, you meet them at a not-so-good time, and there's nothing you can do about it. Life takes you away to new paths and you'll reach a point where you have to say goodbye, but your feelings are still there; you don't know why.”
Now based in London, Marina grew up between Tokyo, Houston and Ho Chi Minh. “Daffodils” joins “Watermelon Pink Blue Skies,” her debut single released in 2024, in showcasing Marina’s capabilities in crafting swirling dreamscapes and emotionally provoking storytelling.
“I usually write songs like paintings, and not like diaries. So when I write songs from personal experiences, I do it to embrace the time I spent, no matter the result, and replicate it into an artwork that is no longer mine but shared among others to enjoy.”
Q&A with Marina:
Q: “What was the writing/recording process like? What was most challenging? What was the most rewarding?”
A: “The hardest part for me was to let go of some old ideas which I was fixated on. For example, I decided not to have the electric guitar solo in the intro and outro, and I needed to be brave in order to let go of these initial ideas. My mixing engineer suggested a hip-hop tape recorder effect in the intro, which was a very new perspective for me, and I loved it. The most rewarding part of the recording and production, was when we finalized the song, and I realized that I loved it so much, that I kept tapping the ‘play’ button to listen to my song on a daily basis. I knew that if I loved it, the audience would too.”
Q: “What do you hope listeners take away?”
A: “I wish that I can reach the hearts of someone out there who might be experiencing a heartbreak of their own life story. I wish this song will become their own background music, or a hug from me to them to say, 'It’s going to be okay.' But this song is no longer written in my voice - it’s meant to be personified to the listener’s voice. So if the listener can put themselves as the main character in the story of this song…I think that’s a success.”
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