Riki - 'Marigold' (Official Video)

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"Marigold" is the lead single from Riki's second album: Gold.

Directed by: Muted Widows
Director of Photography: Ryan Hogue
Art Director: Nedda Afsari
Editor: Michael R. Zumaya
Gaffer: Michael Dominic
Key Grip: Spencer Wider
Stylist: Monica Murillo
Hair Stylist: Barb Thompson
Make Up Artist: Blake Armstrong
Florist: Plantpyre
Production Assistant: Gamal Sharaf El Deen
Production Assistant: Chelsey Crowley

Featuring:
Joshua Eustis
Choir Boy

West coast new romantic icon Riki returns with her 2nd simulacrum of pitch-perfect synth-pop, aptly titled for the precious substance it is: Gold. Inspired by notions of symbolic power, letting go, and transmutable realms of the heart, the album further refines her rare gift for making swooning melancholia as anthemic as it atmospheric. Working with Telefon Tel Aviv co-founder Josh Eustis at his Pasadena studio, the sessions unfolded fluidly and fruitfully, focusing on “quieter moments” and refining the record’s palette and voice. Occasional interruption from a nearby flock of wild parrots infused a mood of California dreaming, purple sunsets dissolving into deepening neon night.

Like all the most elusive pop, Riki’s songcraft is simultaneously direct and oblique, dynamic and detached, shifting from sparkling chorus to elliptical outro according to its own poetic logic. She characterizes her lyrical muse as “very much what’s going on in my life, things I wanted to say but didn’t have the platform.” This subcurrent of dream fulfillment animates the melodies with a specificity and immediacy that transcends her pantheon of 80’s influences: from Saâda Bonaire and Strawberry Switchblade to Bryan Ferry, Bananarama, and beyond. Gold skews less dance floor than her instant classic 2020 debut but taken as a collection it’s equally stirring, stylish, and exquisitely produced. Evocatively layered arrangements of drum machinery, sequencer, fretless bass, grey sky guitar, saxophone, and FX, anchored by Riki’s singular voice, alternately widescreen and wounded, yearning beyond time for ecstasies both fleeting and forever: “Thought I knew you, but you’ve gone far away / it’s not in your nature to stay / but the thought that I need you, grows stronger every day / the colors begin / to change.”

Riki:

Dais Records:

"Marigold" lyrics:+

Baby, the thought of it
It’s at the tip of my tongue
It never lets me rest
Until you have me in your arms
I’ve got her wild, alright
It really turns me on
To give you what I’ve got
Like it’ll never come dawn

‘Cause when I ride your wave I get so hot that baby, I’m afraid I can never get enough

You say,
Honey you’re a flower you don’t need to be shy
shaking hot and cold, no shame do you, you like your colors bold, oh
Heaven’s all around you when you look me in the eye
When you’re pouring over working, I’ll make it my luck that you never run low before I fill your cup

Baby, with every breath
I’ve got your name on my tongue
It never lets me rest
Until I have you in my arms
I’ve got you wild, alright
He really turns me on
To give you what I’ve got
Like it’ll never come down
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Love that they had a Choir Boy cameo as well!

afrolightning
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Dais Records can do no wrong with the artists they sign on.

antontobias
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I have no goddamn idea how Dais Records manages to get all these artists like Riki, Choir Boy, and Drab Majesty, but I've never found such a dense collection of music I unconditionally love before now.

EmberBaye
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Finally. The 80's are officially back. Only even cooler this time.

foe
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Encapsulates the sound and aesthetic of the 80s but in a fresh, new light. Perfection.

ArgoNavis
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OMG!!! I being a fan since her first single, she's not only talented but super hot. Joshua's production and vocals made the perfect match. Greets from Mexico City, I hope we can see Riki here soon.

claudiocampos
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Calling it now. Adam is going to sing this one with Riki on the joint tour next year.

verminj
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The chorus/hook on this song really sticks in your mind.
Can't help but love it🎶😍

idontmind
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This Song And Video Are Awesome, thank you very much ✌👑

LeGamerInfini
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Love this! At the end she looks like a Patrick Nagel '80s poster come to life.

williamwilson
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Loving this 80's sound as it takes me back when I was so happy going out on nights with my friends and meeting up with that dream girl who shone like the stasrs. Everything was so vibrant

dfstarborn
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This song is everything! It makes me think of my dream girl, the most beautiful woman in the world.

michaelm.
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Great, i can't wait "porque te vas"😎👌🖤🖤🖤

marguetchristophe
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Muy buena canción saludos desde méxico

yassirsaintyves
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..the homage...the is splendor for the ears!

suzylux
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This BUMPS. Instantly put me in my car 🏄

FHSBlackSwarm
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I'm so into this rn. Can't wait for that album!

Takokami
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So good! & the Choir Boy cameo!!!!

dummygoth
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Can’t wait for vinyl!!
Damn perfect, Riki is goddess

Sofia_Kirsanova
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Riki/Choir Boy tour is gonna be ridiculous

theebradley