Houses

“Paranoid” is the latest single from the duet, Houses. It can be found on their forthcoming “Drugstore Heaven” Downtown Records album that will be out later this year. This Houses collection marks a major artistic shift for L.A.-based songwriter/producer Dexter Tortoriello. Abandoning the heady concepts of his previous records for some of his tightest songwriting yet, Tortoriello is embracing the most fascinating character in his musical universe: himself.

"All of the Houses material to date has been very escapist,” Tortoriello says. “You can fall into a spell where real life is something you tune in and out of, something you feel no authorship over. I've focused my efforts over the last few years on building and reinforcing things I don't wish to escape from: relationships, groups, creative outlets, ideas, workflows. I found a much deeper type of freedom in taking ownership over my life and committing myself to really living it.”

Houses is made up of Dexter Tortoriello and Megan Messina. Formed in Chicago in 2010 but currently live in Los Angeles, they released their full-length debut “All Night” that same year. The past five years have been undeniably busy for Tortoriello. After relocating from Chicago to L.A., he released Houses’ sophomore album “A Quiet Darkness” in 2013, along with a debut full-length as Dawn Golden the following spring. A slate of high-profile remixes for Major Lazer, Kings Of Leon and Odesza established him as a dance world heavyweight, while writing and producing for artists like Lil Yachty, Kali Uchis, and Kiiara refined his songcraft.

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