Anna Katarina – Golden Days (2022)
There are days when everything feels dark and you are filled with the sense that there is no way forward. When you have one of those days, Anna Katarina is here to help you chase away the darkness with ‘Golden Day’. The alternative pop summer bop looks at coming out of the dark days we all face and being grateful for the big and small things in life that make it all worthwhile.
Packed with happy vibes, the single offers a touch of solace and a serious helping of bright light that will have you dancing into the day. The first single from her debut album, it offers amazing vocals, driving guitars and a sassy groove that you can’t get enough of. Returning from a 4-month permanent residence in Nashville, Katarina is using her distinctive sound to uplift listeners and get us ready for her album.
Katarina’s vocals burst into your senses from the first second of ‘Golden Days’. Through the first verse, she draws you into the dark days and the overwhelming emotions that inundate your senses. You can feel the honesty and authenticity in her performance as her voice warms you from the inside out. She is able to acknowledge the dark days before throwing open the curtains and allowing the sun to shine in and bring the brightness of life. As the single progresses, she taps into everything that creates dark days, before turning our attention to everything that makes life worthwhile. The chorus is a bright and happy movement that gives you the boost you need to move past the dark days. In the latter section of the single, there is a change to the melody and Katarina’s vocals change to match, as she has us relaxing into the golden days and the good vibes they bring.
While Katarina’s vocals grab your attention and drive the single, the melody resting below adds its own push. The deep drums that fill the opening verse have a touch of darkness that evaporates as the catchy lighter tones wash over them. The thrum of the guitar has you bopping from side to side while appreciating all the little things in life. The flow of the melody brings the acknowledgement of darkness before shoving it to the side for a really happy and easy summer bop.
Chasing away the dark days, Anna Katarina replaces them with the catchy, bright, relaxed and warm appreciation of the good things in life through ‘Golden Days’. Her vocals burst into your senses with an acknowledgement of the dark days, before taking you on a journey into the sun. The melody uses deep drums to bring a touch of darkness, before chasing it away with the warmth of summer in the higher tones.
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