{"id":1788270,"date":"2026-02-23T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788270"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:37:00","slug":"pop-dreamer-gabriela-richardson-shares-her-internet-obsessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1788270","title":{"rendered":"Pop dreamer Gabriela Richardson shares her internet obsessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438512.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/69722\/1\/soft-pop-spanish-gabriela-richardson-internet-obsessions-isola\" data-article-id=\"69722\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.48\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabriela Richardson\" class=\"img\" height=\"2033\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438512.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ana Larruy<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-23T17:37:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"23 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"23\">23,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dazed-faves\">Dazed Faves<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dazed-faves\">Dazed Faves<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Pop dreamer Gabriela Richardson shares her <span class=\"nowrap\">internet obsessions<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>The Afro-Spanish musician opens up about the inspirations behind her debut album Isola, from flamenco-pop radio to \u2018feminine\u2019 <span class=\"nowrap\">arthouse films<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-23T17:37:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"23 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"23\">23,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-23T17:37:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"23 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"23\">23,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isabelbekele\">Isabel Bekele<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Islands hold a special place for Gabriela Richardson. The 31-year-old Afro-Spanish musician, whose debut album <\/span><em><span>Isola<\/span><\/em><span> was released at the end of last week, was born to a Catalan mother and African American father, both artists who met in Ibiza, the island her father migrated to in the 70s. Though Richardson was raised in Barcelona, the mystique of island life has always stayed with her. \u201cI feel that when you are made on an island, or you are part of an island, your character is a bit different from a city,\u201d she told Dazed before the album\u2019s release. \u201cYou are surrounded by water; it\u2019s this isolated space, but at the same time, one with a lot of personality.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While <\/span><em><span>Isola<\/span><\/em><span> marks Richardson\u2019s first major project, the artist has been releasing work for over a decade and making music for even longer. As a child, Richardson had a stutter, making it difficult for her to speak with ease. Singing, however, came much easier to her, providing a new way to communicate her emotions. At 19, Richardson was still living in Barcelona, where she began making music with friends, at first just for fun. But when a song she wrote landed in a commercial, Richardson found herself signing with a label, a hasty decision that ultimately proved to be an important learning lesson. \u201cI didn\u2019t understand what I wanted to express at that moment, because I was so young and suddenly dragged into a contract with people expecting things,\u201d she says. \u201cI had to stop that and say, \u2018Look, I need to really find my sound, find what I really want to say.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That sound comes through crystal clear on <\/span><em><span>Isola<\/span><\/em><span>, an ambitious, layered 14-track record on which Richardson sings in Italian, French and Spanish. The album\u2019s composition takes inspiration from Iberian folk music, and the music of 1970s Brazil, namely the work of legends like Arthur Verocai and Gal Costa. Though Richardson began working on the project in her home country of Spain, she completed it in her new home in New York City, a sprawling, albeit grittier, island of its own. While the album\u2019s title is unsurprisingly tied to her parents\u2019 island roots, it\u2019s also a nod to the feelings of seclusion Richardson associates with creating art. \u201cAfter doing the album, I felt that isolation was a big part of the creative process; you are at your house, you are alone, and you are really looking [inwards] at what is making you feel the emotion that you want to express,\u201d she says. \u201cIt&#8217;s like you\u2019re on an island, and the water just keeps moving. It shapes the emotions in a way that is changing all the time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With her debut album now out into the world, it\u2019s safe to assume that even more change is on the horizon for Richardson. Ahead of <\/span><em><span>Isola\u2019s<\/span><\/em><span> release, we asked the artist to share her online favourites. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"2fFK-8Jf8aA\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2fFK-8Jf8aA\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE WEBSITE: RADIO RELATIVA<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>I can tell you a radio: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/radiorelativa.eu\/resident\/te-lo-digo-con-el-sol\"><em><span>Radio Relativa<\/span><\/em><\/a><span>. It\u2019s a radio that has a lot of flamenco mixed with jazz and poetry. It\u2019s nice to see young people engaging with this genre. You can just search \u201cRadio Relative\u201d and search the episodes. It\u2019s beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE FILM TO STREAM: <em>BURNING<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"irBLY-Ev9vo\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irBLY-Ev9vo\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>I really like <\/span><em><span>Burning<\/span><\/em><span> by Lee Chang-dong. It\u2019s a very feminine movie in the sense that it is not so direct and clear; it explores more of what we don\u2019t say. Then there is this French director called Ma\u00efwenn. She has a film called <\/span><em><span>Polisse<\/span><\/em><span> that is super well done. And I also like <\/span><em><span>Incendies<\/span><\/em><span> by Denis Villeneuve.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE SOFTWARE: LOGIC PRO<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>I like<\/span><span> to add a lot of layers in my voice, just to have different textures, because when you sing, maybe you don\u2019t have as much high or as much low [notes]. So, if you add low, high and medium, it covers all the ranges. I think it\u2019s very helpful for my type of voice. For that, I use Logic Pro. I feel that Apple makes things very beautiful and very easy to understand. So, if you come from GarageBand, for example, I just find that it\u2019s more schematic. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE ONLINE STORE: GROTESQUE ARCHIVE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>In New York, there is a shop called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thegrotesquearchive\/?hl=en\"><span>Grotesque Archive<\/span><\/a><span> that I really like. Actually, what I\u2019m wearing right now is from there. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Islands hold a special place for Gabriela Richardson. The 31-year-old Afro-Spanish musician, whose debut album <\/span><em><span>Isola<\/span><\/em><span> was released at the end of last week, was born to a Catalan mother and African American father, both artists who met in Ibiza, the island her father migrated to in the 70s. Though Richardson was raised in Barcelona, the mystique of island life has always stayed with her. \u201cI feel that when you are made on an island, or you are part of an island, your character is a bit different from a city,\u201d she told Dazed before the album\u2019s release. \u201cYou are surrounded by water; it\u2019s this isolated space, but at the same time, one with a lot of personality.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While <\/span><em><span>Isola<\/span><\/em><span> marks Richardson\u2019s first major project, the artist has been releasing work for over a decade and making music for even longer. As a child, Richardson had a stutter, making it difficult for her to speak with ease. Singing, however, came much easier to her, providing a new way to communicate her emotions. At 19, Richardson was still living in Barcelona, where she began making music with friends, at first just for fun. But when a song she wrote landed in a commercial, Richardson found herself signing with a label, a hasty decision that ultimately proved to be an important learning lesson. \u201cI didn\u2019t understand what I wanted to express at that moment, because I was so young and suddenly dragged into a contract with people expecting things,\u201d she says. \u201cI had to stop that and say, \u2018Look, I need to really find my sound, find what I really want to say.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That sound comes through crystal clear on <\/span><em><span>Isola<\/span><\/em><span>, an ambitious, layered 14-track record on which Richardson sings in Italian, French and Spanish. The album\u2019s composition takes inspiration from Iberian folk music, and the music of 1970s Brazil, namely the work of legends like Arthur Verocai and Gal Costa. Though Richardson began working on the project in her home country of Spain, she completed it in her new home in New York City, a sprawling, albeit grittier, island of its own. While the album\u2019s title is unsurprisingly tied to her parents\u2019 island roots, it\u2019s also a nod to the feelings of seclusion Richardson associates with creating art. \u201cAfter doing the album, I felt that isolation was a big part of the creative process; you are at your house, you are alone, and you are really looking [inwards] at what is making you feel the emotion that you want to express,\u201d she says. \u201cIt&#8217;s like you\u2019re on an island, and the water just keeps moving. It shapes the emotions in a way that is changing all the time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With her debut album now out into the world, it\u2019s safe to assume that even more change is on the horizon for Richardson. Ahead of <\/span><em><span>Isola\u2019s<\/span><\/em><span> release, we asked the artist to share her online favourites. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"2fFK-8Jf8aA\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2fFK-8Jf8aA\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE WEBSITE: RADIO RELATIVA<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>I can tell you a radio: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/radiorelativa.eu\/resident\/te-lo-digo-con-el-sol\"><em><span>Radio Relativa<\/span><\/em><\/a><span>. It\u2019s a radio that has a lot of flamenco mixed with jazz and poetry. It\u2019s nice to see young people engaging with this genre. You can just search \u201cRadio Relative\u201d and search the episodes. It\u2019s beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE FILM TO STREAM: <em>BURNING<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"irBLY-Ev9vo\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irBLY-Ev9vo\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>I really like <\/span><em><span>Burning<\/span><\/em><span> by Lee Chang-dong. It\u2019s a very feminine movie in the sense that it is not so direct and clear; it explores more of what we don\u2019t say. Then there is this French director called Ma\u00efwenn. She has a film called <\/span><em><span>Polisse<\/span><\/em><span> that is super well done. And I also like <\/span><em><span>Incendies<\/span><\/em><span> by Denis Villeneuve.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE SOFTWARE: LOGIC PRO<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>I like<\/span><span> to add a lot of layers in my voice, just to have different textures, because when you sing, maybe you don\u2019t have as much high or as much low [notes]. So, if you add low, high and medium, it covers all the ranges. I think it\u2019s very helpful for my type of voice. For that, I use Logic Pro. I feel that Apple makes things very beautiful and very easy to understand. So, if you come from GarageBand, for example, I just find that it\u2019s more schematic. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><span>FAVOURITE ONLINE STORE: GROTESQUE ARCHIVE<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>Gabriela Richardson: <\/strong><span>In New York, there is a shop called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thegrotesquearchive\/?hl=en\"><span>Grotesque Archive<\/span><\/a><span> that I really like. Actually, what I\u2019m wearing right now is from there. In Barcelona, there are these two girls who have a brand called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurembiaix.com\/\"><span>Aurem Biaix<\/span><\/a><span>. It\u2019s very inspiring because they play a lot with forms, textures and designs from the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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