Newcastle, UK pop artist Lauren Amour turns a toxic relationship into a horror-movie metaphor on “SCARY MOVIE,” pairing cinematic pop production with the uneasy thrill of knowingly pressing play on a story destined to end badly. A prolific songwriter, Amour has written hundreds of songs for herself and other artists since her teenage years.
A cinematic pop allure shows right away, with the knife-sheathing effect traversing to Amour’s debonair lead presence alongside buzzy distortion and pulsing synth glistening. “You’re like a ghost touching my skin,” her delivery lets out. “You make the air turn cold in the bedroom.” A complex attachment is showcased lyrically, in the “I should run” acknowledgement while also admitting “every time that you call me, I can’t ignore it.” The smitten lyrical sense pairs with admissions of risk-taking in diving into a relationship, where craziness seems imminent and an ending assured to be “frightening.” Melodic synth tones, bustling rhythms, and a captivating phrasing make “SCARY MOVIE” a resonant success from Lauren Amour.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
