WINTER - Adult Romantix LP (Cherry Kiss Red vinyl)

Label: Winspear

In some ways, a goodbye is the purest, most meaningful form of expression. Whether a misty-eyed hug or an offhand text message, it reaffirms your connection to someone and brings finality to an interaction. It’s also a beautifully ephemeral, yet inherently heavy gesture—a wistful “until next time” that traps a moment in amber, and all but ensures your next meeting will be shaped by different feelings and circumstances. Goodbyes are hard—treacherous, even—and Samira Winter is no stranger to their intoxicating bittersweetness.

The singer-songwriter and guitarist has been a mainstay in Los Angeles’ music scene for over a decade, carving out her own niche of gloriously detailed and eclectic dream pop under the name Winter. After growing up in Curitiba, Brazil and playing in her first bands in Boston, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2013 and fell in love with the city. She found a sense of belonging in its DIY rock community—the basement of her longtime Echo Park home was host to countless shows and even Winter’s first practices—and she grew attached to L.A.’s cosmic, inspiring aura. But at a certain point, Samira was craving a change of scenery to facilitate self-growth, a painful, but necessary realization that brought about a move to New York City. Leading up to her emotional coast-to-coast move, she spent roughly two years writing songs in a transitory state: often in between tours, in different cities, and in various sublets. The resulting 13 tracks became her new LP, Adult Romantix—her Winspear debut, the follow-up to 2022’s landmark What Kind of Blue Are You?, and a goodbye love letter to her time in L.A.