Queer Filipino-American artist D’Lourdes unleashes their debut album, You Get It or You Don’t, available everywhere now – a raw and unapologetic exploration of identity, visibility, and voice.
The project arrives as a powerful manifesto for those living between lines of gender, genre, and expectation.
Known for their viral breakout with 2022’s self-titled EP, D’Lourdes now steps fully into their skin with a project that refuses neat definition. The album, which draws influence from Alanis Morrisette, Paramore, and Olivia Rodrigo, is a fierce collage of alternative rock, funk, and R&B—anchored by soul-baring lyrics and an unshakable voice.
D’Lourdes says: “This album is about freeing myself from the fear of being misunderstood. I made it for the misfits. The queer kids. The people who live in the grey. I didn’t want to be agreeable—I wanted to be honest.”
Across tracks like the aching alt-rock anthem “One of the Boys” (music video out late July) and the smouldering standout “Get Hurt” (watch now), D’Lourdes delivers sensual falsettos, rich belts, and razor-sharp songwriting with theatrical precision. As a classically trained actor with credits including Here Lies Love on Broadway and Law & Order, their background brings a rare dynamic tension to the work—sensual, grounded, and always brimming with purpose.
With vinyl pre-orders launching in July and more visuals on the horizon, You Get It or You Don’t is poised to solidify D’Lourdes as one of the most vital new voices in alternative pop.
Born in Rhode Island and raised in Missouri City, TX, D’Lourdes is a non-binary Filipino-American artist blending alternative pop with the raw intimacy of a singer-songwriter. Now based in Brooklyn, they bring their background in classical acting and Broadway performance into a sound that is brash, tender, and fiercely original.
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