Ari Abdul is having a wild start to 2025. She’s currently captivating audiences on a coast-to-coast US tour alongside Nessa Barrett and just released her second offering of the new year: her intoxicating new single, “Dreams.”

“Dreams is definitely a more playful song,” she says about the new single. “It’s about someone chasing after the idea of you rather than really wanting to get to know the person inside, and kind of rejecting them for it.” The Brooklyn-born siren, who will soon bring her enigmatic presence to Los Angeles’ iconic Wiltern for two unmissable nights, is known for her bold, tongue-in-cheek songs that are equal parts magnetic and moody.

To celebrate the release of “Dreams,” Ari Abdul gives 1883 a behind-the-scenes look at life on road while on tour with Nessa Barrett.

Ari Abdul’s new song “Dreams” is out now.