Dornik: Dornik
Dornik
Dornik
(Caroline Records)
Dornik is an artist that lays his influences in plain view. On his eponymous debut, the EnglishĀ singerās lightweight vocals and flawless production brings to mind various talents like the King of Pop and R&B stars Miguel and Frank Ocean, yet Dornik stands out on his own as a musician, singer and songwriter.Ā Falling along the lines of electro-soul and pop-R&B, Dornik (whoās name is a fusion of his parentās names, Dorothy and Nick) grooves effortlessly through each track, meshing late night grooves and up-tempo melodies like heās been crafting them all his life.
Dornik had heavy inspirations in ā80s pop. āI love Prince, heās the king. I love 1999, Purple Rain and Around the World in a Day. Also Michael Jackson. They were two really big influences on me, who were not at all scared of being influenced by rock,ā Dornik says in a recent interview. From the seductiveness of āSomething About Youā and āMountain,ā to the gorgeous āChain Smokeā (āIām addicted to your lips, girlā), and the wooziness of āStrong,ā listeners can expect to be taken on a journey of desire with the 24-year-old, whoās also the tour drummer for singer Jessie Ware.