A consuming art-pop vibrancy takes hold on “Where is my baby?” — a new single from London-based artist Sheykh Forever, the project of Iraqi-born artist Mostafa Al. The release is a collaboration with KER, and strongly compels in resembling a cross between trip-hop, soul, and dreamy pop in its intoxicating atmospherics and enveloping vocal work. The track marks another success from Sheykh Forever, following lauded singles like the anti-war cut “Run for cover” and the funky “Sleeping dogs.”
A title-touting questioning takes hold right away, as steady rhythmic pulses and lingering organs swell with artful immersion. “Where is my baby?” they ask, admitting “I can’t let go” as the soundscape continues to ooze effervescence in its mixture of organs, synths, and sturdy percussive elements. A soulful vocal soaring ensues past mid-point, and into a ghostlier intrigue as the vocal tone switches up in the “where is my baby? no one knows” yearning. Layers of vocals come next as simmering string-touched grandiosity falls into a solemn organ-touched conclusion, ending “Where is my baby?” with powerfully dynamic charm.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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