Hailing from Atlanta, rising dream-pop trio Strickland know exactly where they are going. In fact, they are adamant about describing their sound as “music from your dreams, bittersweet”, the perfect imagery for their emotive brand of luscious and intimate pop matter. ‘Dandelion’ marks the group’s latest effort, a strong follow-up to their April’s debut ‘Interested’.
True to the project’s aural mission, ‘Dandelion’ emerges from Strickland’s creative minds wrapped in dreamy tones and blissful textures, a tender and ethereal production that’s highly evocative and heartfelt. The overall melodic direction makes the track a keen love song, the sort of material that’s heartfelt and introspective, something one can gaze upon. In fact, listeners will likely feel a great deal of nostalgia in it, a quality that will likely make it appealing to a wider audience.
Delving deeper into the meaningful, reflective ethos that propels the song, Strickland explain: “an upbeat tale of hopelessness that can occur at the end of a relationship. Love is fleeting, but it begins full of hope, like picking up a dandelion, only to be blown away in the wind as quickly as it was found. We don’t want people to feel hopeless listening to it though. We encourage everyone to smile and even dance through it all.” We shall do so; love is beautiful, although painful at times. Yet, it gives life its meaning, and that’s a precious realisation.
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