Blueprint Tokyo – Say Anything (2023)
There are a lot of topics and themes that seem to be unapproachable or too difficult to tackle. With the retro vibes and fun sound of ‘Say Anything’, Blueprint Tokyo are taking on one of these topics. Fusing some modern and retro tones together, the band breaks down the barriers that make the topic unapproachable, with a wonderful musical flair.
Kevin and Andy, the duo behind the fusion sound, are not newcomers to the music industry and have played across the United States for years. After a hiatus due to Kevin’s health, they are back with new songs and ready to unleash their sound on us all. If this is your first taste of their musical journey, it will send you back to their previous releases, as you yearn for more.
The synths that open ‘Say Anything’ bring a soft retro vibe to the sound. There is a coloured mist that washes over you with the opening tones. You feel like you are surrounded by vibrant colours while a flame burns in the distance pulling you toward it. While the synths are soft in their kaleidoscopic glory, the drums flit across your skin leaving tendrils that make their way into your bones. These tendrils shake you up from the inside, creating a contracting feeling. Woven into this is a driving movement that pushes you forward into the vocals. It is a really immersive sound that overtakes your senses. You can hear the light touches of both modern and retro tones throughout the melody. The lightness softens the topic of the vocals, but the drums and slight drone in the lower levels brings a darkness to the sound that cements the understanding that there is something much deeper to the track.
As the melody swirls its colours through your senses, the harmonised and slightly echoing vocals draw you further under the band’s spell. The layering of the vocal performance is stunning as it adds this undeniable power to the track. There is a call to the performance that sinks into your chest and tugs at your heart. The lyrics have a slightly poetic vibe to them as they bring a darkness to the corners of your vision and a light tension to your muscles. As the single progresses, the vocals continue the fusion of sound started by the melody with a modern arrangement sprinkled with a dusting of retro vibes. By the end of the track, the vocals will make you want to listen to the song all over again.
Blueprint Tokyo immerse you in their fusion sound while getting you undeniably hooked to their music through ‘Say Anything’. The single is a masterpiece of modern retro tones as the colourful synths and moving drums overtake your senses. The vocals are beautifully layered adding a power to the lyrics that leaves you wanting more.
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