Rare DM’s return hits with a controlled, understated force. With Compliment, the first look at her forthcoming full length Attention, out May 29th, 2026, she reappears with a song that is both charming and seductive, but also demonstrates an experimental sensibility. It traces the flicker of validation that comes from being noticed by someone outside a relationship, and the uneasy mix of confidence and guilt that follows.
Erin Hoagg's voice moves between sharp edges and softer contours, riding a beat that seems restless but doesn't result in chaos, giving the emotion room to unfold.
The single arrives with a video by director Lisa Saeboe, edited by Hoagg herself, a visual artwork that leans into moodiness, and deepens the sense of being pulled into a private moment, one where desire, confusion, and self‑awareness come together closely.
Rare DM describes the song: “'Compliment' started with writing lyrics with my Juno 60, using twisting bouncy arpeggiators and chopping up my original vocals into rhythmic stabs.
It is inspired by when you are in a relationship, and someone who you had eyes for (before meeting your s/o) suddenly pays attention to you. I was sent a suggestive message from someone, and wasn't single anymore. As the lyrics share: 'don’t you worry about it for a second, I can take a compliment' because hey, I don’t want them to feel embarrassed or bad, they didn’t know that I met someone! This all being said… I can’t control if they are thinking of me. 'You can’t have it… but you can imagine it'"
On the video, director Lisa Saeboe expands: "I wanted "Compliment" to feel like a surrealist journey through the unconscious, utilizing mirrors, repetition, and portals to create a simulacra of modern day loneliness and desire.
"Compliment'" is also a love letter to artists that have helped shape my own visual language. We start the video with a reference to the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velásquez, the dreamy beach landscape inspired by experimental filmmaker Maya Deren, followed by Caravaggio’s Narcissus gazing into the pool, and of course the multiple echoes or Rare DM ascending the stairs à la Eadweard Muybridge. I’ve always thought of Rare DM as Man Ray’s ideal muse, whose work also helped establish the tone for the video."
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Video directed by Lisa Saeboe-
