Dove Cameron‘s debut album is finally on the way. The actress and singer has just shared her new single, “Lethal Woman” from her upcoming full-length debut album, Alchemical: Vol. 1.
“Lethal Woman” is a club banger about a woman “sharp as a knife under the table” that includes sounds of banging on a door, a gun being cocked and heavy production elements. The lyrics include the playful rhyme: “Game recognizes game/By the way, what’s your name?”
“helloooOO KIDS!!! i’m back & the first song off alchemical volume 1 is out tonight at midnight ⛓️????????????????⛓️????️❤️????❣️we had so much fun making this record & experimenting & i hope it makes you feel telekinetic. it’s also the only song on v.1 that goes this crazy so get ready because after we menace, we’re crying from here on out i love you,” she captioned a post on her Instagram, which has been wiped of all of her past posts.
“I think my favorite thing about the song actually is that we switch keys like six times and you hardly really notice,” she said. “It just adds this kind of unhinged quality that to me just really takes us over the top.”
“Alchemical: Volume 1” contains six new songs and two previous hits, “Boyfriend” and “Breakfast.” The second volume could come as early as the top of next year. The title is inspired by the transformation of matter.
“In this first half, it’s very much about exploring all the different sort of versions and avenues of yourself as you’re growing and changing and transmuting into something else,” she says.
“Lethal Woman” may be a bit unhinged but it’s the sound of a young artist enjoying herself, embracing naughtiness, adding a sprinkle of her beloved Broadway and strutting away with a switchblade on her hip.
Cameron has had a heady few years, winning new artist of the year honors at the 2022 American Music Awards and being named Best New Artist at the 2022 VMAs. She also was s scene-stealer in season two of “Schmigadoon!” playing a parody of Sally Bowles in “Cabaret.”
The album breaks Cameron’s rule about ballads. She has hated them for herself and wasn’t willing yet to go to any vulnerable places. If she heard a sad song, her day was over.
