This edition of LITM Pop Picks brings to you warmth-laden bedroom-pop tracks, electro-pop tracks, and more. The list features artists Carter Vogel, Zohara, Sophie Tex, and more.
Carter Vogel - Close Call
With the perfect level of groove crafted through simplicity alongside emotion, ‘Close Call’ by Carter Vogel is the kind of song you drive to all by yourself while images from your life flood your mind. The instrumentation features a simple bassline and percussion, which helps the listener focus on the emotionality of the track with a simple rhythm to set the mind upon. Vogel’s vocals are drenching with an achingly beautiful vulnerability as he opens up to his listeners a chapter from his life. Lyrically, the song captures the never-not-relatable idea of the right person and the wrong time, where trying to forcibly make things work is only chipping away at one’s soul.
Zohara - Freelance Song
A fun rebellion against the debilitating systems woven into bright melodies, ‘Freelance Song’ by Zohara captures the idea of being one’s own boss and the freedom and peace that it comes with. The instrumentation is shimmering through groovy, joyful electronic synths and electronic beats. The textures are dense and lush, as it moves from jazzy pop to incorporating retro game-like sound elements. Lyrically, the song captures the life of a freelancer, as they move in the world in their own rhythm and do only what feels right to them, rather than being forced by a system to give endless hours to it in return of a burnt out life.
Sophie Tex - Broken Promises
Making you come face to face with angel-like, ethereal vocals, ‘Broken Promises’ by Sophie Tex feels like a trip to a world moving in slow motion against magical, shimmering lights. Cinematic synths characterise the track, and the way they have been crafted is simply stunning. They have a magnetic quality to it, as they have the perfect balance of pace and intensity. The electric guitar work in the track clubbed with the synths acts like a cherry on top. Sophie’s vocals are dripping in vulnerability and emotion as she recounts the tale of a love that has run its course and a love that no amount of attempt at saving can revive it.
Warahenege - AIMOE
Lush, dream-like textures setting the foundation of a soundscape you would want to live in, ‘AIMOE’ by Warahenege will captivate you with its craft. The instrumentation leans towards a bedroom-pop sound, with thick, dense textures drenched in reverb characterising the track. Soulful, broody guitar work alongside soft synths providing rhythm to the track, the song emerges as a track that you listen to while staring out your window in the dead of the night. Praveen Somaranthe, who is the voice behind the Warahenge music project, has vocals that will transcend your senses into a different realm. Put on this track, close your eyes and feel every single beat and emotion the track has got within it.
Messy Eater - Anything for an easy life
With an interesting mix of sound elements, ‘Anything for an easy life’ by Messy Eater plays with the absurdities of modern life through music that strays from the norm. The instrumentation sees the coming together of bright dynamic synth notes, thumping percussion patterns and emerge as bringing about both a breezy feel and a chaotic, frenzy feeling. The song doesn’t for a single moment let monotony take over, as it constantly shifts its beats around. The dynamicity of the track reflects the ideas that the song aims to capture, the paradoxical nature of modern life. A song whose tone lies in contradiction to its themes, this one is quite the listening experience.
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