With dive in / breathe out, chinachinachina introduce themselves not with urgency, but with intention. The Málaga-based trio’s debut album feels less like a launch and more like an unveiling — a carefully timed release of emotion, vulnerability, and trust. From the first moments, it’s clear this is a record shaped by patience, reflection, and the quiet confidence of artists who know exactly who they are.
Sonically, the album floats between dream rock, contemporary R&B, and soft electronic atmospheres, punctuated by subtle flashes of jungle and drum & bass. Annie Bravo’s voice sits gently at the center — intimate, unforced, and emotionally transparent — while Juande Jiménez and Javier Moral surround her with textures that breathe as much as they move. The result is a sound that feels suspended in space: elegant, restrained, and deeply human.
Rather than chasing genre or trend, dive in / breathe out unfolds as a narrative. Its two-part structure mirrors an emotional cycle — descent and release, weight and lightness. Dive in confronts the listener with emotional depth, mistakes, and moments that linger beneath the surface. Breathe out offers calm, clarity, and acceptance, capturing the fragile beauty of recovery and continuation.
That vulnerability is no accident. “There was a moment when all these songs were meant to stay hidden,” Bravo reflects, describing an album that began as something deeply personal before becoming collective. Encouraged by the band’s shared belief in the material, the songs evolved through trust, friendship, and creative honesty — values that echo throughout the record.
Produced by Grammy-nominated John Foyle alongside Rotterdam-based producer Mucky, dive in / breathe out feels timeless rather than timely. chinachinachina resist immediacy, allowing space, silence, and emotion to guide every decision. The result is a debut that doesn’t shout for attention — it lingers, quietly affirming itself long after the final note fades.
