vouga Gives Us An Synth-Driven, Disco-Pop Single
A single release from vouga delivers a very refreshing and incredibly danceable, colorful, and vibrant dance pop soundscape that lends a hand to a cinematic backbone, and with all of that comes a uniquely refreshing breed of honesty that, if you really listen, you can pick up on a certain kind of mood lyrically.
"drifting away" is a unique track in the sense that, although the music is so bright, vivacious, and danceable, and has this disco undertone, the lyrics are actually quite sullen.
The track thrives on this amazing synth pop approach, complete with synth pads that let the song have a dreaminess and floatiness in its underbelly, overlaying keys and synths that add that disco five, and even the vocals have a bright presence to them.
The vocals are performed in a lot of harmonies, and that adds a great layer to the track because the texture and tones of those vocals, with all the electronic music, just feel good.
All of this makes it quite unique, and along with that, four on the floor, driving, dance-pop, and disco beat, this has a great drive to it, and it's very hard to listen to this song without wanting to get up and move your body.
The groove is completely infectious, the musical atmosphere and aesthetic bring together classic dance, pop, and house, along with a more current and shimmering soundscape, and I feel like that blend of old and new school sounds is brilliant here.
But again, it's the lyrics that grabbed me because it's a song that's kind of sad.
Now, this is just how I took it. I didn't write the song, of course, so I may be completely wrong, but the lyrics have to do with drifting on an open ocean, jumping into the abyss, broken days on the horizon, and then at the very end, there's a chance of rescue.
So it is about a struggle of some kind and then a light at the end of the tunnel.
That brightness comes through in the music, but it only comes through lyrically towards the end of the track, and I really like that because it kind of keeps you at bay.
You wonder if that light at the end of the tunnel is going to appear and it does at the end of the track.
So, this was a very well-built track musically and lyrically because there was a lot of attention to detail paid to the creation of both; however, it's got this personality attached to it, and this is one of the things that lets you get attached.
After listening to the song a few times, I found myself being very connected to the whole thing and its sentiment.
This is a song that meant something to the artist, and it's a little bit vulnerable if you ask me.
I think it takes guts to write a song like this and even more guts to write a song like this with such an incredibly attractive, bright, and polished dance pop approach.
Such a brilliant blend of lyrics and music that takes you along for a small but potent musical journey and really makes you want to dance.
This is a track you listen to nice and loud, move the couch back, and dance around the living room with.
If you're driving in the car you'll be shaking your butt in your seat. It's just got that groove that makes you have to move.
Take a deep dive into this track and see what it does for you, but remember to pay attention to those lyrics because the choruses and verses paint quite vivid pictures for you to follow.
See how this song affects you because I'm sure it will.
