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 Dillon’s Burning Kisses single emerges as an experimental masterpiece, electrifying audiences with its unexpected debut. With throbbing techno synths and a breathy, almost ritualistic refrain, Dillon’s latest single is a transcendent experience—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 “The chorus of Burning Kisses—‘praise to the damned, if I’m damned, then I’m going to dance’—is my anthem for those moments of liberation. As a gay man who grew up in a Catholic environment, I can’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, it’s about exploring those contradictions—finding my own place of worship in the clubs, where I can finally celebrate who I am without fear. It’s not about rejecting my past but about embracing who I am now, in all its complexity, and creating something that resonates with others who’ve felt the same tensions between faith, sexuality, and self-expression.”
Hailed by Notion as the “internet sad boy icon of our dreams, ” 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 HBO’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, Dillon’s music has been hailed by Music Insider as “a total masterpiece” and featured in “Best New Songs of the Week” by Billboard, Paper, MTV News, V Magazine and 1883 Magazine.
After a life-altering collision carved a fresh ethos into his artistry, Dillon’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, Dillon’s critically acclaimed self-production and conceptual approach is clearly evolved from escapism and nostalgic longing. Now adorning the Suburban ‘Sad Boy’ title, Dillon now channels a defiant, rebellious spirit, injecting listeners with a complex dose of euphoric resilience that BEDFORD & BOWERY described perfectly as “pulsing with a yearning to look backward.”
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