Claudia Valentina takes control on new single Extra Agenda: "Let's flip the script, I'm the f*ckboy"
25.03.2022 - 11:01
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Claudia Valentina has been waiting a long time for this.
The Guernsey-born, London-based upstart was been hustling behind the scenes for years, since she was a teenager, laying the groundwork for future pop supremacy. You may have caught her 2020 EP featuring the enigmatic 4:15, or the short-but-sweet braggadocios C'est La Vie last year, but more is coming. Now, Claudia finally ready for you.
Extra Agenda is Claudia's first big release of the year, and big is very much the operative word. Deliciously sound tracked by Weeknd-esque post-disco production and a raw, straight-to-the-point vocal performance reminiscent of Rated R-era Rihanna, Extra Agenda is all about taking back control. Lyrically, it flips the script entirely on what you expect relationship-wise. As Claudia says herself, "I'm gonna be the f*ckboy today."
Armed with a massive chorus and immaculate vibes to match, Extra Agenda seems poised to explode following its release last night. Featured as one of our essential New Releases this week, we jumped on Zoom with Claudia to discuss how she made a banger this big, and what's next.
Totally, it feels like it's got more energy to it. I'm excited about it, so that's fun!
I made it in LA with Koz [Dua Lipa, Haillee Steinfeld] and Trey Campbell [Banks, Ella Henderson]. [We said] shall we flip the script? I'm going to be the f*ckboy today.
The beat was so full-energy. It gave me Weeknd vibes, I love him. I haven't really done anything like this before, as much as I love his music and the throwback vibe. I've just been experimenting for so many years, I've done like a billion sessions and a 1,000 genres or whatever - there's still so many things I haven't done yet that I needed to dive in to. And I loved it, so I've