This edition of LITM Pop Picks brings to you tender pop-rock tracks, electro-pop tracks, and more. The list features artists Mark Andrew Hansen, Prayukta Paudel, Night Wolf, and more.
Mark Andrew Hansen - One of a Kind
Woven in with playful tones and lyrics that celebrate the big, everlasting kind of love, ‘One of a Kind’ by Mark Andrew Hansen is tender, and has a time transcending quality to it. The instrumentation works in gentle layers, with each and every element coming together beautifully while maintaining its distinct sound. Subtle, grounding percussion patterns, solid basslines, and what’s the most unexpected, most lovely addition to the instrumentation of the track is the saxophone, which truly makes the song a luxurious listening experience. Lyrically, the song is about that special someone – the once in a lifetime kind of person – that turns your life around in all the best ways.
Prayukta Paudel - World So Unknown
Dreamy and vulnerably honest, ‘World So Unknown’ by Prayukta Paudel sees the meeting of beautiful, warm, comforting soundscapes and greatly emotional lyric writing. The instrumentation leans towards a pop-rock sound, especially that of the 2000s, maintaining gentility and rawness through a beautiful balance. Prayukta’s vocals are dripping with an achingly beautiful melancholia, one that emerges from the feeling of not knowing your place in the world and not knowing what to do about it. The song sounds like a collaboration of Dolores O’ Riordan and the musicality of Lifehouse. Stunning musicality with an emotionality that is bound to get through to you, this is a song for all of our confused souls out there.
Night Wolf - Kickback
Broody violin notes starting off the track with haunting, ethereal vocalizations to support it, ‘Kickback’ by Night Wolf brings to you sounds you never see coming. In the manner the song starts off, one does not expect the bass heavy electronic beats to accompany the broodiness of the violin and the harmonisations. The mix of very different sound worlds paves the way for the building of a truly cinematic sound, one that dabbles with hypnotic textures while maintaining a solid emotional foundation. The lyricism is weaved with anger, tiredness that generates from frustrations with the world of power systems and struggle. This is a song that absolutely deserves a listen.
Teto - Let’s live
A late 2010s electronic pop sound driving the track, ‘Let’s live’ by Teto will take you on a rollercoaster of relentless emotional energy backed up with the best grooves and beats. The instrumentation is blazing with emotion, with heavy percussion and gentle beats, bringing about a perfect mix of restraint and free flowing energy. The instrumentation will remind you of a mix of Zedd and ILLENIUM, owing to similar balance-mix productions.The vocals in the track are extremely skillful, as they carry the song and offer you a story that will stay with you long after the last note of the track runs out.
Neodym - Midnight Flow
Drawing you in with its powerful, bold soundscape, ‘Midnight Flow’ by Neodym will have you under its grip before you know it. The instrumentation takes from the electronic pop genre, giving you danceable beats and lyrics that will help your imagination run free. The vocals in the song are a masterclass in restraint and beautiful, relentless vulnerability. They occupy a flow that is simply hard to not give in to. The lyrics are all about the spontaneity that consumes you like a drug when in love, where you are just about ready to do anything as long as they are by your side.
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