Detroit-born, California-fired Odelet is locked and loaded to blow your mind with her new track “Wait for You,” a standout track from her feverishly anticipated album Raindance (out July 11, 2025), and a stormy collision of smoky R&B grooves and rock ’n’ roll audacity. This is literally sonic séance, pulling you into Odelet’s self-made universe of “Surrealist R&B” where every beat feels like a taunt.
Produced entirely by Odelet herself and kicked to existence through her Everlasting Tape imprint (co-founded with collaborator Jack “riddim”), “Wait for You” drips with the vibe of Portishead if they decided to jam in some sketchy basement with a punk band. Odelet’s voice is all over the place in the best way – one moment she’s smooth as silk, the next she’s growling like a beast.
Enter Larry Crane, the tape wizard behind the boards. Known for his work as Elliott Smith’s archivist and founder of Portland’s Jackpot! Recording Studio, Crane didn’t just mix the track – he made it come alive. His touch is everywhere: the cavernous echoes, the way the bassline hits you just there (in the chest), the creepy spaces where Odelet’s voice just floats – it’s all pure magic.
Odelet’s creative typhoon doesn’t stop at music. Her “Everlasting Tape” visual art series—breathing new life into dusty old film clips with fresh scores—adds a gritty film noir edge to her whole deal. If “Wait for You” had a scene, it’d be a noir film where the heroines chain-smoke and crack knuckles instead of codes.
With six albums slated to drop in a single year (including remix LPs and instrumentals), Odelet isn’t only prolific—she’s unstoppable. “Wait for You” is the snarling proof. Wind up the volume, let the dub waves crash over you, and pray you can keep up.