Born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal, Mai Kino moved to London with a background in multimedia art and dance. With her debut EP Dopamine, the on-the-rise artist takes us on a synaesthesia-fuelled journey of pillowy vocals and dreamy production. It’s a beautiful collection of songs that capture snapshots of feelings from her own personal life, with title track ‘Dopamine’ and ‘Lungs’ mixed by David Wrench (The XX, FKA Twigs, Jungle). Accomplished and fascinating, this intimate 4-track EP is one that rewards repeated listening. Mai Kino explains how her music dives into the topics of modern disconnection and the joy of new life, “Dopamine is about complicated internal states and wanting to escape them. ‘Like an angel you take me so warm and so serene’ can mean death, a drug or a lover, but it also speaks of spiritual transcendence.” She is also fond of crafting multisensory visual imagery to complement her shimmery soundscape. Already receiving a wealth of press in the run up to her debut EP, Mai Kino is bound to be the next indie sensation. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mai+Kino">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.