Lorely Rodriguez, known as Empress Of, wrote "Dream House" after her family home was destroyed in the 2025 California wildfires. Following the tragedy, she traveled to Norway, where she felt a sense of loneliness. During this time, she created a voice memo while playing piano, which sparked the inspiration for the song. Rodriguez's latest album, For Your Consideration, was released in 2024, and she previously shared a single titled "Blasting Through the Speakers."
""It felt jarring and lonely, not exactly the comfort I was hoping for, but one afternoon I made a little voice memo while playing a piano mumbling the phrase....I wanna build a dream for you. That's when this whole thing kind of started. Like a little spark.""
""Someone said a phoenix isn't born it's remembered and in making this I remembered why I make music.""
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