As dd elle, the New Jersey-based producer Dan Casey makes experimental pop that aims to make a personal connection. Favoring confessional lyrics addressing topics such as depression, isolation, and romantic longing, his songs often feel like a bedroom therapy session with a trusted companion.

For his forthcoming self-titled debut album, Casey drew influence from a myriad of sources, including ambient new age, electro-pop, and trip-hop. New single “Latin Aphorism” is strikingly intimate, a sprawling composition of pulsating synths that offers listeners sanctuary from the outside world. Instead of relying on his trademark pitch-shifted vocals, chorale murmurs rise and swell throughout the song, before eventually fading away with a somber coda. Wide-eyed without being precocious, “Latin Aphorism” is a confident offering from a producer who knows sometimes not speaking is crucial to finding your voice.