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Tasha Blackmore – High Time (2021)

There are a lot of people who remain in situations because they feel they don’t have the strength to walk away. Fortunately, Tasha Blackmore is here to give you the strength boost you need through her single ‘High Time’. Using the backdrop of a relationship that has been beating someone down, she fills you with the inspiration and confidence you need to walk away. While the single focuses on a relationship, the power of the vocals works for just about any bad situation.

After taking some time out from music for studying and health reasons, she is back with this track. Hitting out with a pop-country sound, she uses stripped back melodics to emphasis the emotions of her music. With a heart full of Nashville poured into pop sensibilities, she captivates you with her relatable lyrics and irresistible melodies.



‘High Time’ gently twangs to life with a blended country-pop ballad opening. There is a grounded feeling to the opening that draws you to the more moving chorus. With the gentle pulse of the chorus, you are filled with confidence and strength before the guitar soothes your frayed edges. There is something in the music that makes you relax and eases the jagged parts of your soul while filling you with a quiet strength. This is wrapped around a beat that you have to sway or bob your head to.

Blackmore’s vocals continue the perfect blending of genres. She enters on a powerful pop sensibility but her performance gets a country edge as the song continues. The captivating tone of her performance pulls you into a story of a relationship that pushes you down. As the chorus hits, you are filled with a realisation that you need to move on. This is complemented by the strength infusion from the music while Blackmore’s vocals gently take your hand to lead you to the path of walking away.

Tasha Blackmore fills you with the strength and confidence to walk away from a situation that is beating you down in ‘High Time’. The melody is a perfect fusion of pop and country that is enthralling while uplifting. Her vocals help the music soothe your rough edges while letting you know that you are strong enough to walk away and do what is best for you.

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