This edition of LITM Pop Picks brings to you alluring dark pop, cinematic synthpop, emotive electro pop and more. The list features artists Tabitha Lily, Jessica Fessler, Xxäm and more.
Tabitha Lily - Mine
With a breathtaking guitar playing introducing us to the track, ‘Mine’ by Tabitha Lily will have you watching the life that you’ve lived like a montage. The instrumentation in the song is profoundly simple. It builds gently, and consciously, with each layer coming in to add meaning to the track’s sound, instead of just being a mere addition. The violins, the piano progressions, alongside the guitars and the drum patterns give the song a complete feel and yet leaving you wanting for more. The echoey vocals give the song stunning texture, and makes the song expansive in its atmosphere. A truly stunning song, both musically and thematically, this one deserves countless listens.
Jessica Fessler - Blue Nightgown
With a dark, bold sound driving the track, ‘Blue Nightgown’ by Jessica Fessler will have you imagine yourself driving through dark nights with your windows rolled down. The track leans towards a dark pop sound that is so very magnetic, so very intoxicating. Jessica’s vocals too are deeply seductive, confident, and give off an allure that you can’t help but be drawn towards.The song will remind you of Lana Del Rey’s pop productions, owing to a similar kind of songwriting and overall tones of the track. With magnetism embedded in every note of the track, this one will be a new favourite of yours if you enjoy dark pop.
Xxäm - Riddle Me This
With a futuristic sound as the skeleton of the track, ‘Riddle Me This’ by Xxäm is dark, it is enigmatic, while being surprisingly direct. The song is influenced by a 80s synth pop sound alongside a contemporary polish. The theme that the song explores is one of trust and its delicate, fragile nature, of the paranoia emerging from this fragility. There is an urgency, a restlessness that frames the song, and correctly so considering what the story the words tell us.The themes are perfectly captured through the darkness that the sound of the song leans towards. Atmospheric and cinematic, this song lingers long in your mind after its played out.
Rellyo Bambini - Where My Dawgz At
With an approach so unique, both musically and conceptually, ‘Where My Dawgz At’ by Rellyo Bambini will surprise you thoroughly. The song has a sound that is succinctly described as gritty electro-pop while also giving off a bright, vibrant sound simultaneously. The song also leans towards hip-hop elements, which further the song’s genre-blending approach. The song gives you a complete story through its lyrics, one that you will find yourself absolutely hooked to. The editing on the vocals gives the song added layers and textures, and it world really well. This is a song that will stick to your mind, and will have you going back to it many times.
BSP - All The Girls I Used To Be
Starting off in a manner that has the song slowly inch towards your mind and then take over it before you know it, ‘All The Girls I Used To Be’ by BSP will have you look back at all the chapters of your life that you have lived through. The song’s production has been carefully put together, and it shows entirely. The layers don’t come at you in a bombarding manner, and instead beautifully intertwine with one another, to bring about a continuity while remaining distinct. Lyrically, the song captures how every version of us continues to live within us long after we think that we have moved past them, and we will notice that we look inwards.
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