Luwten - aka Amsterdam-based producer, songwriter and musician (Tessa Douwstra) - today releases a new self-directed and self-filmed video to accompany her latest single, ‘Standstill’. It’s lifted from her critically praised new album ‘Draft’, available now on Glassnote Records and streaming on all platforms from here. The video arrives alongside details for a further six date run of European live shows through October, which will follow...

“There’s nothing I lose when I’m losing you”, Tessa Douwstra, aka Luwten, asserts during the climax of ‘Control’. It’s one of the many signature zingers of the Dutch producer, songwriter and musician. Douwstra's brand new Door EP marks a step towards a new chapter, with five songs that are a study of a perfectionist who knows everything is ever-changing.

By splicing artificial sounds with organic instrumentation, samples and field recordings,...

Last month, Luwten, a.k.a Tessa Douwstra, released double single “Control/Airport” on Glassnote Records. She then released the video for “Control” which has gone on to amass more than 185,000 views. Today, her video for “Airport” premiered on​ American Songwriter​.

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‘Airport’ explores the crossroads of a relationship, playfully using a quote from Esther Perel – creator of the podcast Where Should We Begin – as a sample....