Vaticanjail Finds Freedom in the Chaos on New Single “DVSL”

Chilean-Irish artist Vaticanjail steps further into a world of self-discovery, liberation, and unapologetic femininity with “DVSL,” the second single from the upcoming EP, this could have been a text, arriving October 1.

Short for “Double Vodka Soda Lime,” “DVSL” turns emotional chaos into something strangely celebratory. At its core, the track follows Vaticanjail toward a clearer understanding of identity, particularly the freedom that comes from no longer trying to fit within someone else’s expectations.

Sonically, Vaticanjail builds that realization inside a deliberately unruly landscape. Heavy sub-bass and deep drum programming collide with hollow pads, soft electric piano, layered vocal effects, and strings, creating a track that can feel turbulent and delicate within the same breath.

There is humor in the fallout, too. Vaticanjail looks back at former relationships with sharp satire, reframing being perceived as “too much” as a problem of acceptance rather than inadequacy. Instead of shrinking herself to make those relationships work, “DVSL” embraces the characteristics that once created friction.

Friendship and girlhood become equally important to that freedom. References inspired by three of Vaticanjail’s closest friends bring the song back to the women who helped carry her toward happiness. At the same time, its string arrangements evoke the euphoric energy of friends together late at night, somewhere between ritual and a blurry 3 a.m. house party.

That transformation feeds directly into this could have been a text, an eight-track EP examining attachment, detachment, identity, and what happens when affection within a relationship begins turning into something painful.