Sevdaliza's visually sophisticated music videos caught the attention of many international blogs and magazines, with Complex nominating her video for "Sirens of the Caspian" as a top ten video of the year in 2014. This was succeeded by features with Vogue and Alexander Wang, while H&M made her a brand ambassador. Sevdaliza herself describes her music as "raw, strong, and vulnerable", while her stage persona is "everything (the audience) want(s) (her) to be".
Sevdaliza was born in Tehran, Iran in 1987, but moved to the Netherlands at a young age. She left home at 16 on a basketball scholarship and played as part of the Dutch national team. She continued with basketball and her studies, but chose to start making music when she was 24. Not trained to read music or play instruments, she taught herself how to sing and how to use Ableton, drawing on the reserve of discipline that drove her time in sports.
Her debut EP The Suspended Kid was released in January 2015. It was followed by a collaboration with Pussykrew which resulted in an elaborate music video for the album cut "That Other Girl". She was also featured on Paris-based producer Stwo's track "Haunted", providing vocals.
Children of Silk, her second EP, was self-released on November 24, 2015 on Twisted Elegance. It is characterized by a more conceptual approach and darker undertones of self-reflection. A music video for "Marilyn Monroe" was released in March 2016, directed by Hirad Sab, who also designed the cover artwork for the extended play. It received critical acclaim and was featured in various "best of" lists, including a year-end ranking by FACT magazine.
She co-directed and starred in a short film, called The Formula, which was released through Noisey. It features an original soundtrack by Sevdaliza and frequent collaborator Mucky.
Her debut full-length album, titled ISON, was released in April 2017. It includes 16 tracks, among which earlier releases such as "Marilyn Monroe" and "Amandine Insensible", as well as new songs. The album cover features an image of a hyperrealistic sculpture of Sevdaliza by artist Sarah Sitkin.
Official site: www.sevdaliza.com
Rhode
Sevdaliza Lyrics
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I've lived too long
I've felt familiar
In stranger homes
In a dream
I held a pair of scales
I stood my ground
In a dream
Oh solitude, my home
I've lived too long
I've felt familiar
In stranger homes
In a dream
I held a pair of scales
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude
"Rhode" by Sevdaliza is a song that reflects on the feeling of loneliness and disconnection with the world. The song emphasizes the paradox of feeling familiar in strange places and being a stranger in familiar places, ultimately finding solace in solitude. Throughout the song, the lyrics repeat the phrase "Oh solitude, my home", emphasizing the acceptance of being alone as a necessary and familiar part of life.
The dream sequence in the second verse adds an ethereal and mystical element to the song. The image of holding a pair of scales and weighing the world suggests a desire for balance and justice in one's life or perhaps in the world as a whole, while also acknowledging the impossibility of achieving such a balance. The repeated phrase "I stood my ground" conveys strength and determination in the face of instability and uncertainty.
Overall, "Rhode" is a hauntingly beautiful song that captures the complexity of human emotions and the intricacy of our relationship with the world around us.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh solitude, my home
The feeling of being alone is a comfortable and familiar state of being for the author.
I've lived too long
The author has been by herself for an extended period and desires companionship.
I've felt familiar
The author is used to isolation and it doesn't bother her as much as it should.
In stranger homes
Despite being alone, the author has been in different environments, which may have contributed to the comfort she feels in solitude.
In a dream
The author is experiencing an alternate reality.
I held a pair of scales
The author is weighing her life and experiences.
I stood my ground
The author is being determined and strong in her decision-making.
And weighed this world
The author is assessing the world and her place in it.
Oh solitude
The author repeats this line to emphasize the importance of being alone and the comfort she finds in it.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Cloud9
Written by: Sevda Alizadeh
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Louis-Alexandre Simard
@XeJo Maybe I can say louder the names of the multiple artists that directly inspired her and this song specifically.
1- Massive Attack
2- Tricky
3- Bjork
4- Goldfrapp
5- Fever Ray (also The Knife)
6- Portishead
7- Nine Inch Nails
gbrs
Oh solitude, my home
I've lived too long
I've felt familiar
In stranger homes
In a dream
I held a pair of scales
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
In a dream
Oh solitude, my home
I've lived too long
I've felt familiar
In stranger homes
In a dream
I held a pair of scales
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude
Corinna E.
Oh solitude, my home
I have lived too long
I've felt familiair
In stranger homes
In a dream
I held a pair of scales
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
In a dream
Oh solitude, my home
I have lived too long
I've felt familiair
In stranger homes
In a dream
I held a pair of scales
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
I stood my ground
And weighed this world
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude, my home
Oh solitude
Sevdaliza
Enjoy the ride 🔪
Drago Vxz
im high asf i love the video
Konan Barbarosao
I wish I could screen shot the comment. Reminds me of something I said. I can't remember. I did check out whomever or not time yet. I can't remember. Funny!
Konan Barbarosao
What? I don't get it.
Konan Barbarosao
I am a new fan. Oh yeah, I like that feeling looking at you. Your voice but watching your body. Yeah. Keep the hot tracks coming. Just looks and what I thought I wouldn't be attracted to, skeet skeet. I am....
khnum21
You are bloody amazing! :D
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I finally understand why she doesn't get the recognition she deserves, she's the only one in her category.
Yernaira Candelario
Exactly
Nicho Aus
I swear to God...
Keelan Thornton
Of the time:
She is definitely influenced by artists such as Beth GIBBONS (of Portishead), Bork, and such…