Katerine Duska - “Better Love”

SXSW 2020 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 9

Pairs Well With…Florence & the Machine, Adele, Halsey

Katerine Duska’s 2019 single “Better Love” is a huge track, a life and love-affirming anthem of power and self-worth. It’s the kind of song that seeps into the greater culture and proves Duska as a fully formed pop artist ready for big international stages. The Greek artist paired “Same Love” with “ANEMOS”, a duet with Leon of Athens in her native language and shows a more understated sound though there is still some big, building pop in the song’s chorus. Her 2015 full-length Embodiment has hints of the grand sound that Duska is sharing now, but “Better Love” is a big leap forward and an exciting taste of what might come next from the strongly voiced performer. (Kevin McStravick)