A heartfelt pop track from singer-songwriter Ananya Ashok, “Unrealized Dreams” is described as “a call to take control of your own story.” The mystique of the veena instrument enamors to start, as the vocals follow in lyrically exuding a sense of thrill-seeking: “I used to love, riding on the back of a motorcycle / The feeling of, a heroine in a love revival.” Glistening jangles and sturdy rhythms complement a more expressive vocal charm in the chorus, asking to “show me a person that got all they wanted.”
Plucky, magnetic instrumentation via the veena follows the central hook in consuming form, into the ensuing “lottery ticket” hopefulness and then disappointment. “Unrealized Dreams” is a lushly inviting success from Ananya Ashok, who notes the track as being inspired by “people with a closed mindset who let life happen to them.” The Carnatic musician enthralls in blending South Indian classical sounds with folk and pop synergy.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
