Kit Citrine – Hollow (2022)
Through their debut single ‘Midnight Masquerade’, Kit Citrine unleashed the most cathartic cry of rebellion and frustration. They continue the emotional hits with ‘Hollow’ which is a hard-hitting track tapping into the immediate grief and emptiness that follows a close personal loss. Using a fantastic blend of love and rage, they look at the small moments in life that will never be the same because someone is no longer there to share them with you.
Anyone who has suffered a loss in their lives will be able to immediately relate to the powerful emotions stirred by her sound. While tapping directly into grief, pain and sadness, they also critique the modern attitude toward grief and death. Written during her own time of loss and grief, she offers not only a connection, but a sense of healing through shared pain.
‘Hollow’ shines with a slightly sombre feeling and a warble of synths. There is an emotive vibe to the opening that lets you know that this single is going to be hitting on some heavier topics. This turns into a burst of drums and rich, almost orchestral, synths that take the emotions of the vocals to another level. It is a really intense melody that closes around you like the feeling of grief that hangs from your shoulders. The rock edge to the drums takes the dark-pop sensibilities of the single higher, as the icy fingers of grief and pain reach into your chest and squeeze your heart. As the single progresses, there is a punch to the music that pounds against your chest. This flows in a chorus that brings a Gothic vibe to the low levels, sending shivers down your spine.
Against the shine of the opening synths, Citrine’s vocals hum with a rather ethereal vibe. This drops for their powerful main vocal line that draws you into the feeling of grief and loss that leaves you hollow. The lyrics are packed with wonderful imagery that brings a sense of emptiness to life. The chorus is unbelievably emotive and helps those icy fingers squeeze your heart. Later in the track, their performance picks up the pace as they hit out at the attitude of society relating to grief. This rises into a cry that shudders down your arms, leaving a trail of goosebumps in its wake. The intense burst of emotion trails off in the last moments of the single for a sight of sadness that is really beautiful.
Through their single ‘Hollow’, Kit Citrine uses rich imagery, emotive melodics, and powerful vocals to leave you shuddering through the pain and grief of loss. A truly amazing single, it blends Gothic darkness with dark-pop sensibilities, while pushing through your senses with deep drums. Citrine’s vocals are stunning as they push through grief and pain to anger at how processing a loss is viewed by society.
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