Delving into Natalie’s catalogue, one can only appreciate the sultry, dark and haunting style the American young talent so proudly champions. Active for a few years, Natalie steadily navigates the crossroad between luscious RnB, alternative electronica elements and alt-pop toplines. The results are absolutely stunning, gooey and understated pieces with an intimate outlook and radiant energy. The perfect settings for Natalie’s charming vocals, perfectly crowning the eerie and murky musical settings they are contained into.
Now, Natalie returns with her latest effort, ‘Evil’, a follow-up to her first track of the year, the punchy and clubby number ‘BLUE LIGHTS’. ‘Evil’ echoes the project’s classic vibes, taking it down to gloomy sonic matter and hypnotising vocals. This time though, we get served a piece that feels more inherently electronic. Leaving hip-hop and RnB tropes behind, the record dives into minimal yet powerful drum machines, icy and bouncy synth bass, and a plethora of vocal samples and effects. Of relatively short length – just under two and a half minutes – ‘Evil’ showcases Natalie’s ability to write very economically, saving lines and musical space in favour of a general evocative quality, instantly capturing the listener’s attention.
Lyrically, Natalie seeks to challenge societal norms, pushing the boundaries of what’s considered acceptable. ‘Evil’ focuses on sapphic love and desire, highlighting how we still perceive them as ‘sinful’, at times. As the American talent explains: “There aren’t enough songs about lesbian hook-up culture or the environment and factors surrounding it. Sure, sapphic love songs have their place, but not everything is about love, and I wanted to focus on the messy and chaotic reality outside of that.”
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