D3lta Delivers Heartfelt Single “Hey You”
Spinning freely in sonic expressions, D3lta’s music is never about fitting in but creating its own rhythm where the story and inspiration are calling.
“I always try to follow the song and where it wants to take me rather than imposing a certain structure or sound. For the time being the most common element in terms of the sound, is that the production is based on live performances of people playing in a room together - which is unique apparently - and the very warm vibe that this creates,” D3lta.
Spinning freely in sonic expressions, D3lta’s music is never about fitting in but creating its own rhythm where the story and inspiration are calling. In “Hey You,” D3lta articulated the struggle of losing someone you once admired with emotional rawness and brutal honesty, bringing to life powerful, cathartic storytelling.
Light piano flows calmly in the background; the spotlights focus on D3lta’s emotive vocal. “Hey You” creates an intimate atmosphere to explore vulnerability, where the deep longing to reconnect with the person you used to know and the loneliness craved in. D3lta has captured those deep, rich feelings so perfectly in their lyricism. Immersive strings and a light backing choir; minimalistic percussion has a poetic touch in support of its storytelling, “Hey You” engages listeners with immersive, cinematic feelings.
The music video dances between the past and future selves performing to each other. It represents the idea of the child dreaming of becoming and the adult advising the younger self to break free from any restraints. “When I was young and had only just started to play the guitar or the piano, I would often sit in my room at night, open the lights of my bedroom so that it was reflected by the window, and imagine that I was in an arena performing in front of thousands of people,” said D3lta.
SINGLE REVIEW: ENROSE “FEELS LIKE HOME”
Staff Pick
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The heartfelt piano echoes Enrose’s expressionistic voice, the beautifully articulated lyricism puts you in perspective. “Feels Like Home” flows through your heart and eases your soul. Inspired by challenges in life, Enrose looks back at the negative experiences with a fresh outlook where she positively embraces them as a part of life’s journey, “feels like home,” is a metaphorical expression.
Enrose is an artist who amazes you with her creativity and imagination in her poetic lyricism. “Wind like a river, flower like a stream, but not as graceful as it may seem. You stood like a rock stuck in between.” She channels beautiful, healing energy through a fresh lens where she reflects and learns from each experience. She connects and resonates with listeners without being explicitly vulnerable.
“I chased what had already passed; Ran so fast it made me sore; But now I swallow my own song; It don’t make me cry no more; It was a pain that I adored; Boy, I swore I loved you more.”
As many may have stumbled upon Enrose on stage as a pop saxophonist who shreds at events and clubs, the artist has a tender, creative side where she sits in front of a piano and shares her stories through creative songwriting. She let the experience sit in the corner for some time before she opens the page and writes, so in her work, you can always find something moving and healing that puts you in perspective.
ALBUM REVIEW: JACQUELINE LOOR “Show Them”
Album of the Month
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“If you listen to it, there’s a real person behind each song who actually went through a situation and learned something about themselves, and learned that they’re stronger than they thought they were,” Jacqueline Loor on Show Them
Jacqueline Loor is one of a kind. She surprises you with her versatility and enormous vocal capacity. Loor captures sounds and portrays emotions in a meaningful, authentic way. There’s no pretense in her music, which makes her art so powerful and soul-reaching. Show Them is an epic, cinematic, poetic, mind-blowing grand opening to the artistic world of Jacqueline Loor.
Inspired by her twin sister’s journey breaking free from toxic, unhealthy relationships, Loor dedicated her debut album Show Them, featuring 13 songs to inspire and initiate changes. Show Them is about self-worth and finding strength. It’s about courage and breaking free. Closing up to a melancholy, vulnerable, introspective “Coming Undone,” the song immediately gives you chills in its deep, emotive, soul-shaking sonics. Strings clutterings and vocal soaring, haunting melody ring in your head for long. Stepping into the world of “Don’t You Pretend,” tearing with a wrenching vocal that gradually blurs into the light and eventually becomes invisible. Loor’s performance on this song is truly remarkable.
The album arrives at the time of change when it reaches “I’m Done With You” capturing the moment of realization with a beautiful monologue that glooms in the dark. Growing from the underworld, climbing its way out with strength and determination as the painful experience hardens the softcore. The turning point of the becoming is a glance of true beauty. A very slight, expressionistic Spanic influence in the sonics that reminds you of bold, blossoming red flowers.
From the tenderest memory, “Burn it Down” stretched its wings, turning into the most heart-wrenching, raw, and destructive anthem with emotive strings and cathartic choirs. “This world, they break you down and tear you part, and that’s when the fire starts,” said Loor. In this stage of Show Me, the energy changed again with a splash of hardcore, badass edginess. Groovy, dark, enchanting gospel marks the beginning of a change in narratives. Bouncing between swirling electronic soundscapes and punk rock spirit, “Find Your Way” is a head-banger that combines lightheartedness and naughtiness in the celebration of a reunion with self. In a completely different way, it reminds you of the 16-year-old Avril Lavinge, sticking her tongue out, leaving a part of herself in the music.
When the order is restored, the sky is clear and the air is fresh again. “Show Them” and “I Can Fly” light up with subtle soundscape and a shift of focus on the vocal and empowering message, coming in a full circle. “I Broke My Heart” and “Carry Through” revisit heartbreak with immersive, reverberant melancholy and introspection.
Read our review on “I Can Fly”
“It’s all about a person being who they really are,” Loor says of the title track “Show Them,” “I’m very big on an individual being who they are instead of trying to conform or being put in a box. I’m a big advocate for people being themselves. I do that especially as a mom: I want all kids to know how beautiful and how perfect they are, and sometimes I do think my twin struggles with self-esteem; she doesn’t realize how amazing she is.”