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Gregory Dillon reimagines club music with a powerful message in invigorating dance single Burning KissesšŸ’‹šŸ”„

Gregorian chant may not be the first genre that comes to mind for club-goers, but something extraordinary is about to unfold!

Designed for the cathedral of pulsating dance floors, Gregory Dillonā€™s Burning KissesĀ single emerges as an experimental masterpiece, electrifying audiences with its unexpected debut. With throbbing techno synths and a breathy, almost ritualistic refrain, Dillonā€™s latest single is a transcendent experienceā€”blurring the lines between the sacred and the sensual. This rising luminary in the electronic dance scene, already known for several major-label hits, has clearly been honing his craft, creating a sound that is as enigmatic as it is euphoric.

Gregory said ā€œThe chorus of Burning Kissesā€”ā€˜praise to the damned, if Iā€™m damned, then Iā€™m going to danceā€™ā€”is my anthem for those moments of liberation. As a gay man who grew up in a Catholic environment, I canā€™t help but think of the monks who might have also been queer, seeking refuge in their devotion as I sought refuge in mine. And while this project is not an attack on Catholicism, itā€™s about exploring those contradictionsā€”finding my own place of worship in the clubs, where I can finally celebrate who I am without fear. Itā€™s not about rejecting my past but about embracing who I am now, in all its complexity, and creating something that resonates with others whoā€™ve felt the same tensions between faith, sexuality, and self-expression.ā€

Hailed by Notion as the ā€œinternet sad boy icon of our dreams, ā€ Dillons genre bending anthems blaze with a cinematic allure shimmering from a collision of electropop, new wave, & post-punk sensibility. His self-produced singles lovely, Plastic Ferrari and Alien Boyfriend surpassed 5M+ streams this year, and he signed to PEN Music Publishing, quickly gaining sync placements on HBOā€™s The Sex Lives of College Girls, Batwoman, Riverdale, Love Island UK, MTV and Amazon Prime original series The Lake. His foray into dance music has landed him billing as a DJ/Club Performer for sold-out shows in the US and Europe, and featured collaborations with heavy hitters like nowifi on the track Undefined. Now approaching 11 million streams across his catalog, Dillonā€™s music has been hailed by Music Insider as ā€œa total masterpieceā€ and featured in ā€œBest New Songs of the Weekā€ by Billboard, Paper, MTV News, V Magazine and 1883 Magazine.

After a life-altering collision carved a fresh ethos into his artistry, Dillonā€™s personal and musical trajectory now mirrors an unexpected transition back to the isolating streets of suburbia that he initially ran from. Shedding the picture perfect Ken-Doll fantasy of his earlier works, Dillonā€™s critically acclaimed self-production and conceptual approach is clearly evolved from escapism and nostalgic longing. Now adorning the Suburban ā€˜Sad Boyā€™ title, Dillon now channels a defiant, rebellious spirit, injecting listeners with a complex dose of euphoric resilience that BEDFORD & BOWERY described perfectly as ā€œpulsing with a yearning to look backward.ā€

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