Etyen @etyenmusic announces second solo album My Goddess, out May 30 via Thawra Records with vinyl distributed by Cargo Records UK.

A deeply intimate and cinematic body of work, My Goddess unfolds as a self-contained emotional universe; an album about grief and the enduring human urge to find beauty in a world that often feels unrelenting.

Composed against the backdrop of Lebanon’s ongoing political and economic collapse, My Goddess captures what it means to process personal heartbreak and collective trauma simultaneously. Across eight emotionally charged tracks, Etyen draws from profound loss, existential reflection, and the tragic death of his beloved cat Lucy to craft a record that is as fragile as it is resilient; both a personal reckoning and a universal portrait of survival through art. “This album is a conversation with myself. It’s about loss and grief, about finding beauty and trying to hold on to it,” says Etyen. “It’s about confronting the painful parts of life while still believing there’s something gentle and divine to hold onto.”

Blending cinematic textures, Etyen's unique and inspired electronics, and minimally sculpted yet immersive melodies, My Goddess pushes further into the raw introspection first glimpsed on Etyen’s 2022 debut album Untitled. But this time, the sonic architecture is more distilled, the emotional stakes more immediate. The result is a record that gently lingers in the spaces between memory, absence, and hope.

With over a decade of work that spans Netflix scores, international festivals (Sonar Barcelona, Mutek), and critical acclaim and editorial support from Bandcamp Daily, BBC Radio and much more, Etyen has carved out a singular voice in electronic music - bridging personal, cultural and political resonance through sound. As the founder of Thawra Records, he also continues to champion independent artists from the region, building a vital platform for forward-thinking music in and beyond the Arab world.

My Goddess will be available on all digital platforms and as a limited-edition vinyl distributed via Cargo Records UK.

Digital + Vinyl

Etyen - My Goddess LP

From "My Goddess" LP by Etyen @etyenmusic, available on Digital & Vinyl.

My Goddess

Papillon

From "My Goddess" LP by Etyen / @etyenmusic

Nuits Paisibles

From "My Goddess" by Etyen @etyenmusic, available on Digital and Vinyl

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Refuge

"A raw, cinematic meditation on the search for beauty and the divine in a harsh and cruel world." 

Official music video: https://youtu.be/CMw8Us3cn2o?si=5gy_i3_3xJb0MIdW

Lebanese producer and composer Etyen @etyenmusic releases the first single from his upcoming album My Goddess (out May 30 via Thawra Records / Vinyl distro via Cargo Records UK). The title track “My Goddess” arrives with a striking self-directed music video that delves into the song’s emotional core - confronting loss, longing, and the fragile hope of holding on to something sacred in a chaotic world.

Sonically minimal yet emotionally expansive, the track builds from soft ambient textures and detuned synth loops into an intimate, hypnotic soundscape. Etyen’s signature production style is on full display: restrained, detailed, and cinematic. This is not just a song-it’s a slow-burning invocation of memory, vulnerability, and beauty in the face of despair.

“This was the first song I finished for the album,” says Etyen. “It’s about reaching for the light when you’re surrounded by darkness. The ‘goddess’ here isn’t a specific person-it’s a symbol of tenderness, faith, and everything that keeps you going when you’ve got nothing else.”

The video, directed and produced by Etyen, offers a visual language for this emotional terrain, blending surreal imagery, solitude, and symbolic movement to create a portrait of inner mourning and quiet transcendence. It’s the first in a trilogy of visuals that will accompany the full album release.

From "My Goddess" LP by Etyen @etyenmusic, available on Digital & Vinyl. 

Watch the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfhJ16BZbwo

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