Suki Waterhouse returns to the spotlight with "Dream Woman," a dreamy yet intoxicating new single that shivers with quiet urgency and cinematics. The first new solo material from the Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based Golden since her 2019 sophomore full-length, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, it's equal parts intimate confession and simmering tension, an evocative exploration of desire, secrecy, and the wish to be someone's endgame.
Like a whispered secret, Waterhouse's signature hushed vocals envelop you from the very first moments, repeating a single, aching request. "Stay." The word hangs, heavy with desire, and lays the groundwork for a love story filled with devotion and unexpressed complexities. "I can be your dream woman" is the hook, a promise of feeling fulfilled, swaddled in velvety sincerity, while lines like " Is she sleeping when you call me? In a second, "I'm coming for you" suggests a romance caught up in secret trysts.
The swooning, atmospheric production of "Dream Woman" is a lesson in restraint. It builds weak-kneed melodies atop sporadic percussion that throbs like a heartbeat in the dark. Waterhouse's lightly husky voice flows effortlessly over the rich arrangement, leaving the impression that "Dream Woman" evinces an intoxicating fever dream, one you never want to wake up from.
With "Dream Woman," Suki Waterhouse once more shows her knack for writing songs that are both intensely personal and extremely cinematic. It's a slow-burning, magnetic spell that resonates long after the last note has dissipated.