Elion Melody – Red Mercedes II (2022)
With his singles ‘The Storm’ and ‘Bittersweet’, Elion Melody offered us two looks into different aspects and moments of messy relationships. He is now following up his single ‘Red Mercedes’ with the sequel that looks at the development of security in someone’s love. ‘Red Mercedes II’ maintains the purity of love from the first track, while cruising down the road toward the destination of emotional security.
Using the imagery of driving to describe the emotional journey, he invites us all along for the ride with a relaxing and slightly nostalgic sound. This single not only continues the emotional flow of the first single, but it adds a touch of pop to his rich RnB sound. Working with audio engineer Braulio Rodriguez, he has listeners sinking to an almost ambient vibe.
‘Red Mercedes II’ brings the feeling of driving down the road to life from the first note. The beats have an expansive feeling to them that reaches out toward the horizon, inviting you to take the path created by the shuffling tones that rest next to them. Reaching out over these beats is an ambient sound that paints the sky with rich colours, leading your eye to the road laid out before you. There is a really chilled vibe to the melody that lets you know everything is going well and will continue to as you head toward your destination. Through the gentle push of the beats, you constantly move forward into the vocals and those rich ambient tones. While the melody is relatively minimalistic, there is a delightful richness to it that lifts your spirits.
As the road of the melody stretches out before you, Melody’s vocals settle around you like a comforting hug. There is an intimacy to his performance that allows the good vibes woven into the lyrics to hit a little harder. Through his performance, you are filled with the purity of unconditional love you can have for another. In the chorus, he touches on the uncertainty that many people feel at the start of a relationship, but this moves to the knowledge that you are heading toward emotional security. It is a really soothing single that eases the uncertainty in your soul as it lets you know that your emotions will be returned and you can be secure in your place in the other person’s heart.
Through the relaxed and intimate vibes of ‘Red Mercedes II’, Elion Melody takes us on a smooth journey to emotional security and unconditional love. The single evokes the feeling of driving down the road, led by a richly coloured sky. Melody’s vocals are a loving caress that lets you know that the destination you are heading to is a happy place.
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