“mellow and easy to listen to piece of music” Lion – Needs Me
The familiar guitar riff introducing the track sets a classic or vintage vibe that is instantly seductive and calming. The beat that follows fits the sounds and style of the guitar sound perfectly, so what you get is a thoroughly mellow and easy to listen to piece of music.
The production on the track is simplistic yet effective, and it works well. The leading vocal seems to freestyle it’s melodies a little. The auto-tune effect is something that draws a few too many comparisons due to its overuse in recent years, though if it’s the artist’s personal preference then it’s important to stick with your creative freedom and make the choices that create the sound you wish to represent. It slightly overpowers the melody and the lyrics a little unfortunately, so there’s no particular line or hook or moment that is significant enough to be remembered after a single listen.
You really just take away the good vibes of the beat and the musical backdrop when you leave. However, the artist has a great tone to his voice, and the freestyle performance presentation, whether genuine or not, has a lot about it that is new and exciting. It’s necessary to find new ways to make music these days and exploring song structure and performance is a big part of that.
The sound of the voice fits in with the mellow vibe of the track on the whole; there’s a calming kind of confidence to it, nothing is over performed or overly energetic, so the music as an entire unit is effective in this sense. It’s easy to listen to, and there is plenty of room for lyrical bliss and that personal touch on second or third listen or by looking out for further music from the artist.
By Rebecca Cullen
Rebecca is a Musician and writer from Manchester, UK, with an MA in Song Writing.
