A textured, dreamy engrossment takes hold on “in the dark,” the debut single from pleaselevitate. A lonesome lyrical introspection — “no one’s waiting,” — sends chills alongside a murky bass-y undercurrent and concise guitar twangs, concocting an atmospheric dream-pop appeal reminiscent of Frankie Rose and Christine and the Queens.
“Let go,” the vocals let out prior to a hooky expanse. “Dancing in the dark,” they continue, furthering the palpably nocturnal soundscape. Spacey doses of synths enamor here alongside the rising vocal emotion and steady guitar pin-pricks, setting a replay-inducing engrossment between the verses’ dreamy yearning and the ensuing synth-touched escalation. “in the dark” has us firmly anticipating whatever’s next from pleaselevitate.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of December 2023’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Dream-Pop.
