Rosalía Surprise-Drops A New Ballad To Ease The Pain Of Isolation

New Rosalía tracks tend to arrive alongside big, bold music videos, nevertheless not "Dolerme." The surprise single, which dropped on Tuesday (March 24), comes with an eas illustration of the singer looking like most of us throughout this time of mass isolation — she's lying down in a blue bedroom, barely clothed and looking bored. There's a screen in front of her plus a snarling chihuahua at her side, as well as an ominously shiny knife. It's melodramatic and cute, much like the song itself.


"Dolerme," which translates to "Hurt Me" in English language, marks a little bit of a new direction for the chameleonic artist; the midtempo ballad is more pop-leaning than her regular strange fare. Over a strumming guitar and keyboard loops, Rosalía sings about a failed relationship, muses about her ex's new lovers, and envisions herself driving as fast as she can, "to visualize if I can crash."


In a message to fans, Rosalía wrote about how she's self-isolated while in the coronavirus pandemic, and why making new music has factored into that.


"I am in quarantine and I have lost track of time a little because I determined that I was not going to picture it also much and that as a substitute I was going to put my energy and my heart into doing something for others, in my own way," she shared. "I know that what I do as an artist may seem expendable, for some it will be, although for me being able to prepare music is mental health. This song is called 'Dolerme' and I hope it makes you feel a little bit better like it did to me Whenever I made it."


"Dolerme" is Rosalía's second new single of the year, following January's flamenco-inspired "Juro Que." Revisit her stunning Grammys efficiency of that song right here.