“Even Goddesses Have Insecurities” – Dareen on Her Debut Album

Ep.55: Dareen was Episode 2. Now she's back, with a full debut album and a completely different confidence. A year ago, she was just getting the rust off after a decade away from music. Now she's dropped Goddess, a conceptual album exploring femininity, power, and vulnerability through dark alternative pop recorded in Greece. Julian breaks down the album track by track and they get into indie music culture, the myth of the TikTok blowup, and why creating might matter more than the numbers. ???? Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1810336818?view=apps&sort=popularity ----------------------------- ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 — Dareen returns to loves music 1:35 — How Goddess became an album she never planned 5:09 — Feminism, patriarchy, and what the album is really saying 7:08 — The standout tracks and why Power is the one 9:06 — Filming the Power video at Mount Olympus 12:03 — How men should listen to this album 14:10 — Coming off a hiatus and finding a new creative approach 20:00 — Vocal style, genre identity, and the club remix potential 22:14 — Challenges making Goddess: perfectionism, budget, and studio access 24:47 — Defining success in three months vs. three years 28:00 — Why indie music lost its sense of discovery 39:45 — Legacy, self-doubt, and advice for discouraged artists ----------------------------- About Dareen: Polish/Lebanese/Gambian singer-songwriter based in Greece. Host of the Hymn of the Goddess podcast. Debut album Goddess out now. Connect: ▸ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/darxxn ▸ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dareen.mp3 ▸ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xoxo_dareen ▸ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@dareen.mp3 ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7azOWyR2mZ7PSy71udacAB ▸ Merch: https://dareen.printify.me ----------------------------- ???? Music mentioned in this episode: Songs: Power | Cleopatra | The Villain | Goddess | Good Enough (feat. Kaylee Wilson) | What's Wrong With Me | Misunderstanding | In Disguise | Sex on Fire | Fade | Espresso Albums: Goddess — Dareen | Did You Miss Me? (EP) — Dareen | Only by the Night — Kings of Leon | Brat — Charli XCX Artists: Dareen | Kaylee Wilson | Kings of Leon | Tinashe | Lana Del Rey | Madonna | Nessa Barrett | Mitski | Billie Eilish | The Weeknd | Charli XCX | Sabrina Carpenter | Tate McRae | Addison Rae | Britney Spears | J.Lo | Whitney Houston | Michael Jackson | Taylor Swift Follow the OFFICIAL "loves music" playlist on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/library/playlist/p.4Y0J406i03DQrX "loves music" playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qE3kq89oyg3tFNbmRfHEO?si=vopaKQnNS8OHn0r2fFTVB ----------------------------- Follow "loves music" for more conversations for independent artists: ▸ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianjones417/ ▸ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julianjones417 ▸ Website: https://www.podpage.com/loves-music/ ▸ Julian's book: https://a.co/d/09Mfvaqf ▸ This podcast is managed by Wildwave Podcasting: https://www.wildwavepodcasting.com