Clare Easdown – I’ll Wait (2022)
With her single ‘Your Eyes Are Ice’, Clare Easdown looked at powerful attraction, pure lust and desire, set to a dark pop soundscape. She is now unleashing a cry for love through ‘I’ll Wait’ which continues the dark-pop stylings with a sprinkling of glittering new wave synths. Expressing a pure sense of yearning and longing for a response from someone you have bombarded with messages, the single is an open letter of emotion.
While the single delves into this yearning, there is a creeping edge of obsessive craving. Wearing her heart on her sleeve, Easdown adds a touch of the avant-garde to bring the emotions of the track to life. If her last single had you eager to hear more, this one will deliver everything you were hoping for.
Easdown’s vocals sweep over your skin, leaving a trail of goosebumps in the opening of ‘I’ll Wait’. There is something almost otherworldly about her performance as she slinks into your ears with a seductive siren’s call. Her voice is like the undeniable call of temptation which is perfect because it is a stunning highlight of the emotions woven into the lyrics. As she calls you deeper into the track, the lyrics detail a longing and bone-deep yearning for a response from someone you care about. The darker depths of her performance add a slightly sinister edge to the track as you grow closer to the spiral of obsession. As the single progresses, this spiral comes ever closer and you can feel yourself at the precipice at times. It is a really stunning performance that you honestly can’t get enough of, which results in you playing this track on repeat one too many times. Each time you listen, there seems to be another hook woven into her performance that sinks into your soul.
While it is undeniable that the vocals are a sultry call to your soul, the melody creates a dark watery depth. There is a shimmer of sound that sparkles beneath the vocals. While glittering, the synths have a darkness of their own that slides against your senses, drawing you further into the insane spiral of obsession. Each note has been masterfully chosen to bolster the movement of the vocals and the yearning of the lyrics. There is a lightly avant-garde touch to the lower levels of the melody that creates an underlying sheen to the sound.
Clare Easdown unleashes a siren’s call of pure longing through the dark pop tones of ‘I’ll Wait’ which draws you into the dark spiral of obsession. Her vocals are the primary layer of the single that call to your soul while sending shivers racing down your body with their sultry power. Enhancing the call of the vocals is the melody that creates a dark depth waiting to swallow you whole.
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