You already know Empress Of. You’ve heard her music. She’s your favorite artist’s favorite artist. She’s toured with Carly Rae Jepsen, Blood Orange, Maggie Rogers and Mura Masa, and collaborated with Khalid, Tommy Genesis, Shygirl and KITO. And if you don’t know her, the Los Angeles musician’s fourth album, For Your Consideration, will make you a fan.

As Empress Of, Lorely Rodriguez has always made music that crosses genre and style with ease. The Honduran-American artist draws inspiration from Cocteau Twins, Bjork and Robyn in the same breath and infuses every song with genuine emotion. For Your Consideration, a follow-up to 2020’s I’m Your Empress Of and 2022’s Save Me EP, amplifies those qualities, embracing a camp, fantasy-tinged vibe that plays with the idea

of Hollywood. Lorely wrote the album in LA, Miami and Montreal, and worked with a collection of songwriters and producers, including Nick León, Billboard, Valley Girls, Cecile Believe and Umru. The album evolved out of the title track, which Lorely conjured out of the midst of disappointment.