A String-Driven Dream Pop Journey Through Love, Loss, and Resilience
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Los Angeles-based artist Dolce Wang announces the release of her new album, Any Other Way, an emotionally rich collection of shoegaze, indie folk, and electronic dream pop that embraces vulnerability as a source of strength. Blending hypnotic strings, textured guitars, cinematic production, and heartfelt songwriting, the album explores love, grief, resilience, and the many paths that lead us home.
Named after the musical term meaning “sweetly,” Wang’s artistic journey began with years of classical cello training, studying composers such as Haydn, Brahms, and Elgar. Alongside her classical education, she quietly taught herself guitar, drums, and synthesizers, performing in rock and hip-hop bands while developing the genre-blurring sound that defines her work today. She regularly performs using both guitar and a custom electric cello rig, creating immersive live performances that combine lush orchestration with raw indie energy.
Beyond her solo career, Wang’s versatility has led her to perform and compose across a wide range of musical styles at venues including Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, House of Blues Hollywood, Warner Brothers Studios, and the Tokyo Olympics. Outside of music, she has built a distinguished creative career in immersive entertainment as a former Walt Disney Imagineer, Chief Creative Officer at Fantasy Works Interactive, and installation artist working throughout Asia and the United States.
Written over the course of a decade while traveling through the United States, South America, Eastern Europe, West Africa, and Asia, Any Other Way draws inspiration from the people, conversations, dreams, and moments of reflection encountered along the journey. Rather than focusing on differences, the album celebrates the universal emotions that connect us all.
The record features an international ensemble that mirrors its global perspective. Serbian drummer Serge Milenkovic, Yugoslavia-born bassist and producer Aleksandar “Meksi” Sasha Panich, and Taiwanese violinist Edith Lin bring together distinct musical backgrounds to create a unified and deeply expressive sound. Together, they craft sweeping arrangements that move effortlessly between intimate acoustic passages, expansive shoegaze textures, and cinematic dream pop.
Fans of Beach House, Japanese Breakfast, Dido, and Imogen Heap will find familiar sonic landscapes, while Wang’s distinctive blend of classical instrumentation and modern indie production offers a voice entirely her own.
Speaking about the album, Wang says, “There is the life that people say you should live, a map already drawn, a path already named. Most of us spend years walking it before we realize we’ve been holding the paper upside down. Any Other Way is what happened when I stopped trying to turn it right-side up. The album was written during a nomadic time in my life, shaped by the places I traveled and the common ground I found between people across the United States, South America, Eastern Europe, West Africa, and Asia. But it was really the intimate conversations, the dreams, and the quiet internal reckoning that let me face love and loss, grief and friendship, with a tenderness I never planned for. This album contains the whispers from the road less traveled, and I wouldn’t have done it any other way.”
To celebrate the release, Any Other Way will make its live debut on July 25 and 26, 2026, at Venia Studio in downtown Los Angeles as part of an immersive underground concert experience presented by Anima Initiative, Dolce, and Bravewyld. Combining ambient soundscapes, installation art, mixed media, and fashion from local artists, the event invites audiences into an intimate and cathartic evening culminating in a full performance by Dolce Wang and her band.
Guests can expect an experience designed to slow time, encourage reflection, and foster genuine human connection through music and art.
Album Credits
Written by: Dolce Wang
Performed by:
- Dolce Wang, vocals, cello, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizers
- Edith Lin, violin
- Serge Milenkovic, drums
- Aleksandar “Meksi” Sasha Panich, bass
Recorded by: Dolce Wang and Aleksandar Sasha Panich
Produced by: Dolce Wang, Serge Milenkovic, and Aleksandar Sasha Panich
Mixed and Mastered by: Aleksandar Sasha Panich
Album Artwork: Xiaoqi Wang and Dolce Wang
Tickets: https://www.anima-initiative.org/any-other-way-dolce-wangs-album-release/
About Dolce Wang
Dolce Wang is a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and immersive artist whose work bridges classical training with contemporary indie music. Combining expressive cello, dreamlike production, and emotionally direct songwriting, she creates music that is both cinematic and deeply personal. Her work has been heard everywhere from world-renowned concert halls to immersive installations, reflecting a career dedicated to exploring connection through sound, storytelling, and art.
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