Detroit City talk The Cure; more songs produced with Gaga

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During an email interview with EW, Detroit City, who choose to keep the identities of its members anonymous, referred to Gaga as “an organic, beautiful forest of talent,” adding that the work they created together reflects perspectives culled from artists “from around the world who met because [they] share a passion for greatness.”

“It was an honor to be a part of [Gaga’s] journey… We treat every artist as we would like to be treated. We don’t count success by number; we reap our reward from good feelings,” Detroit City explained. “We were only trying to write music that would make her proud to sing in front of her fans that she adores so much.”

As for whether “The Cure” stresses the looming presence of a bigger release in Gaga’s growing discography (fans have speculated on everything from a new LP to Joanne‘s continuation manifesting in the form of an EP the same way The Fameevolved into The Fame Monster back in 2009) or exists as a standalone single, however, the group revealed, “We have other songs that we are very proud of. Our business stops there and continues with the plans of the artist.” In other words: maybe.

http://ew.com/music/2017/04/18/lady-gaga-the-cure-producers-detroit-city/

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During Lady Gaga’s headlining Coachella performance this past weekend, she debuted “The Cure,” a track that EW’s Nolan Feeney described as “her re-entry into the world of flashy dance-pop” in his B+ review. But even though the breezy song is now out from under wraps (“I’ve been trying to keep it a secret for so long,” she told the festival crowd), much about the collective that produced it remains shrouded in mystery.

Longtime Gaga collaborator DJ White Shadow (real name Paul Blair) — who co-wrote “The Cure” with Nick Monson (“Applause”), Lukas Nelson, Mark Nilan, and the Lady herself — recently denied speculation that, despite having worked on hits like “Born This Way” and “The Edge of Glory” in the past, he’d also produced the catchy tune, instead noting Monson had crafted its radio-friendly sound alongside a relatively unknown outfit called Detroit City.

During an email interview with EW, Detroit City, who choose to keep the identities of its members anonymous, referred to Gaga as “an organic, beautiful forest of talent,” adding that the work they created together reflects perspectives culled from artists “from around the world who met because [they] share a passion for greatness.”

In other words, Detroit City could be a duo — or a 50-strong fleet of songsmiths. No one knows for sure, and preserving the element of secrecy is an essential part of their creative process.

“We have no ego. We are fed by brilliance. Fame is fleeting. We are not concerned with you knowing us. We desire to be judged by the content of our art,” they said, though they seemingly gunned for a spot on the Grammy winner’s radar, as “The Cure” came to fruition after Detroit City “respectfully submitted material to a true artist.” What does that mean, exactly? They could’ve sent a demo directly to Gaga, or maybe a friend of a friend of a friend might’ve facilitated the meeting on their behalf.

Detroit City’s recent work functions almost as a rebellious antithesis to today’s biggest mainstream hits. Their freshman single, “Freeky,” dropped in November, and features explicit, sexually charged lyrics rapped by hip-hop legend Too $hort — who previously assisted Gaga, T.I., and Twista on Mother Monster’s 2013 ARTPOP number “Jewels N’ Drugs” — over a sledgehammering house beat. A press release that circulated with the announcement of “Freeky” says Detroit City, who also worked on Sage the Gemini’s “Do Not Disturb” late last year, “will remain unknown in an effort to remove ego from their creative process,” additionally making a “conscious effort to remove gender and sexuality, and keep the emphasis of their efforts in the music.”

As for whether “The Cure” stresses the looming presence of a bigger release in Gaga’s growing discography (fans have speculated on everything from a new LP to Joanne‘s continuation manifesting in the form of an EP the same way The Fame evolved into The Fame Monster back in 2009) or exists as a standalone single, however, the group revealed, “We have other songs that we are very proud of. Our business stops there and continues with the plans of the artist.” In other words: maybe.

http://ew.com/music/2017/04/18/lady-gaga-the-cure-producers-detroit-city/

[Alien Tulip 12,428]

EP confirmed 

[Harry Kat 9,798]

Everyday I am more and more confident that an EP is coming during this or next week! 

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Ahhhh thanks for sharing!!! I really appreciate it. I've been waiting for the right moment to join the boards (I've been lurking for ages but I've always been too shy to post!)

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I still wanna know who is behind the alias of "Detroit City"

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This whole thing is so unexpected I'm living for it

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I wouldn't be surprised if an EP comes out this summer to pad the Joanne World Tour setlist, but damn if the other songs are also using this tired tropical production..  

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On 4/18/2017 at 11:21 AM, jxckk said:

I still wanna know who is behind the alias of "Detroit City"

They won't reveal!

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"fans have speculated on everything from a new LP to Joanne‘s continuation manifesting in the form of an EP the same way The Fame evolved into The Fame Monster back in 2009"

Which one of you ****ers wrote this?

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So we still don't know do we??

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more hits coming!

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Just now, JoeyNolfi said:

They won't reveal! I asked them for a little tease and they flat out denied it. They're just an anonymous collective and they intend to stay that way... they won't even confirm how many people are involved! It's pretty interesting.

is this the first ever song they have done under that alias? 

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2 minutes ago, JoeyNolfi said:

Ahhhh thanks for sharing my article!!! I really appreciate it. I've been waiting for the right moment to join the boards (I've been lurking for ages but I've always been too shy to post!)

No need to be shy! This site can be a mess but we're friendly really. Nice article!

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2 minutes ago, JoeyNolfi said:

Ahhhh thanks for sharing my article!!! I really appreciate it. I've been waiting for the right moment to join the boards (I've been lurking for ages but I've always been too shy to post!)

Welcome to GGD!