(July 18, 2025) – Rusia-IDK’s Ralphie Choo returns to share a surprise new song today with “D’amor Traficante”. Co-produced by Ralphie and Rusia-IDK compatriot DRUMMIE, the new track is Ralphie’s first new solo material since his breakout 2023 album SUPERNOVA, which The FADER called “one of the most ambitious, vibrant, and thrilling debut albums in recent memory.” Over the past year, Ralphie followed his debut album with a string of high-profile collaborations including “Omega” with Rosalía, “Eso Que Tú Llamas Amor” with pablopablo and Carín León, and “BBY ROMEO” with Rusia-IDK’s rusowsky, off of his critically-acclaimed debut album DAISY.
Speaking on his message behind “D’amor Traficante”, Ralphie says, “que no se acalambre el corazón, deja que hable primero pa luego ponerlo en duda. Un diario de abordo de esas leyendas de amor, su efecto transformador, un corte de pelo y una ola de calor”
Which translates to: “Not to cramp the heart, let it speak first and then question it.
A diary of those legends of love, their transforming effect, a haircut and a heat wave.”
“D’amor Traficante” also features guitar by Sam Gold, piano by Juan Arance, bass by Oscar Trujillo, drums by Xoán Dominguez and string arrangements by Oscar Trujillo and Ralphie Choo.
Check out “D’amor Traficante” above and stay tuned for more music from Ralphie Choo coming soon.
| ABOUT RALPHIE CHOO:
Ralphie Choo is a kaleidoscopic talent. Unbound by genre, the meteoric Spanish singer and producer is creating baroque pop that weaves impressionistic songwriting with rhythmic elements of flamenco, bossa nova, hip-hop, and IDM. Alongside friends and colleagues from the multidisciplinary RusiaIDK collective—which includes rusowsky, DRUMMIE, Tristan Mushu, and mori—Choo has honed sonic and visual signatures that interface with Internet aesthetics, the fashion world, and his own textured Spanish heritage. The whirlpool of influences culminates in his upcoming major-label debut Supernova. A Y2K baby, Ralphie Choo was born Juan Casado Fisac in Madrid, later relocating with his mother to the small town of Daimiel in Castilla-La Mancha. By the time he returned to Madrid to attend university, he’d developed a voracious interest in music production. He soon donned the Simpsons-inspired moniker of Ralphie Choo and began uploading ruminant lo-fi tunes. Throughout the pandemic lull Choo cultivated his boundary-pushing yet distinctly Spanish voice with help from RusiaIDK, even scoring lead producer credits alongside rusowsky on folk-pop star DELLAFUENTE’s acclaimed 2023 LP Lágrimas pa otro día. Even as Ralphie Choo simultaneously embraces and redefines monolithic notions of Spanish identity, his devotion to universal themes of love, heartbreak, and loneliness grounds the project in honest reality. “I’m hungry for this,” he says. “I think that inner conflict is reflected in the record.” |
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