Lia Menaker stirs with recent soul-pop single “These Dog Days,” melding colorful instrumentation with an ascending, expressive vocal presence. A warmly melodic sophistication shows right away, fusing the bright blares of horns with moody Rhodes. A funky bass line and tender guitar tones also enrich the mix, building seamlessly into Menaker’s soulful lead captivation. “I guess I’m asking would it be cool, if we could meet this afternoon by the pool,” she sings with enjoyable momentum, gearing into a lovely title-touting chorus: “Oh these dog days / Are slowly turning me mad.” A summer-set, soul-pop success, “These Dog Days” is a hooky charmer from Lia Menaker.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
