Multilingual pop powerhouse Raissa has unveiled her much-anticipated Cute Threat EP today via Neon Gold Records, along with a striking music video for the title track. With a career shaped by a globe-spanning upbringing, the Spanish-born, LA-based artist continues to assert her place as one of music’s most inventive and uncompromising voices.
Describing the EP as “a playful and braggadocious celebration of self,” Raissa says, “Cute Threat is about being deceptively capable and powerful in spite of how you may be packaged. It’s relishing the fact people don’t see you coming and finding freedom in that.” Across six tracks, including the cathartic single “No Genius” featuring Rahim Redcar aka Christine and the Queens, the EP showcases her unique blend of eclectic influences, multilingual lyrics, and deeply personal storytelling.
Last month’s “No Genius” highlighted Raissa’s knack for blending raw emotion with razor-sharp commentary. Co-produced with longtime collaborator Evan Voytas, the track is a bold statement on unity and resilience. “It doesn’t take no genius to know that those who seek to divide us are up to no good,” she reflects.
With influences spanning Gothic literature, vintage anime, early-millennium hip-hop, and West African dance music, Raissa’s work defies categorization. Cute Threat cements her status as a genre-fluid trailblazer poised to reshape the pop landscape.
Listen to Cute Threat now and experience Raissa’s bold vision for the future of worldpop.