A remarkably talented vocalist, composer and improviser, Leonor Arnaut has been shaping a singular path through improvisation and experimental approaches to the voice. Classically trained and later immersed in jazz, she has been involved in projects like Fumo Ninja, Chão Maior and GUME, and has collaborated with artists including Femme Falafel, Filipe Furtado, Sallim, Yaw Tembe and Norberto Lobo, among many others. Now the Portuguese artist is stepping out on her own with ‘Vida Cega’, her first solo release and a stunning introduction to her world. Out now through CANTO, ‘Vida Cega’ signals the beginning of a new chapter for an artist long celebrated as one of the most compelling voices in Portuguese contemporary music. Recorded and produced between Lisbon, Copenhagen, Los Angeles and New York, the track brings together musicians Margarida Campelo (synthesisers), Teresa Castro (guitar), Ricardo Dias Gomes (bass) and João Pereira (drums).

Arnaut is offering the single with a fittingly beautiful and atmospheric video shot in Los Angeles by Kai Macknight, and directed and edited by both Macknight and Arnaut herself. Watch it below.