Watford, England-based alt-pop artist Scirii turns new track “TON 618” into a darkly theatrical portrait of destructive love, using the colossal black hole as a metaphor for an inescapably consuming past relationship. Dreamlike textures, expressive vocals, and psychological lyricism intensify the song’s emotional gravity, culminating in real NASA audio of a black hole.
A haunting, wordless choral mystique melds with plucky bass and chilling keys as the track opens, establishing a gripping soundscape from the get-go. “Swallow whole and borrowed souls, imagine how it feels to be alone,” Scirii sings with enthralling, emotive precision, joining the ongoing background haunts. A shaking rhythmic expanse shows just after the one-minute turn, while the aligned “pretty baby … you think you’ll save me” melodic beckoning invigorates in its soaring tenacity, tonally reminiscent of Amy Lee with its riveting, theatrical delivery.
The solemn phrasing in the “who does not exist for you” sequence, just past midpoint, develops wonderfully into dreamy atmospheric elements at the three-minute mark. “It doesn’t matter, nothing matters,” a wave of nihilistic imagery ensues, propelling with vigor into the heart-radiating emotion thereafter. The intensifying melodic movements and tonal dynamics, spanning from late-night keys to alt-pop anthemics, drive “TON 618” into an enthralling listening experience from Scirii.
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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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