Otracami opens new chapter with ‘Please’ ahead of upcoming album
Otracami releases ‘Please,’ the lead single from her newly announced album Runoff, due out March 20 via Figure & Ground, offering a focused introduction to the Brooklyn-based artist’s next full-length project.
Otracami, the Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and artist also known as Camila Ortiz, shared ‘Please’ today alongside the announcement of her second album Runoff. Written exactly two years ago, the new single captures what Ortiz describes as “a long, unsteady season of despair” at the turn of winter. Built around layered vocals, subtle textures, and a restrained full-band arrangement, ‘Please’ centers on solitude and the clarity that can come from being alone. The final version preserves the sound of a door slamming from Ortiz’s original voice-memo demo, underscoring the song’s emotional turning point and sense of release.
Ortiz reflects:
“I was trying out leaving for the first time—people and jobs and situations with family. It was real trial and error—sometimes that really worked and felt liberating and other times I had to turn around and go back. It was a period of big experimentation.”
Runoff spans eleven tracks and draws from both Ortiz’s life in New York and her childhood in Northern California. The album expands on the uneasy coming-of-age themes of her debut while embracing a looser, more collaborative sound. Collaborators include guitarist and engineer Andres Abenante, who contributed guitar parts and oversaw engineering; drummer Jon Starks, who played drums throughout the album; and bassist Jesse Bielenberg, who provided bass on several tracks. The album was mixed and mastered by Lee Meadvin.
‘Please’ is out now and available to stream on all major platforms.
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