A gorgeous orchestral-laden pop allure flows all through “Residing in Dadeland,” a observe from Michael Cohen. Coming by way of an upcoming album of the identical title, “Residing in Dadeland” shortly compels with warming acoustic strums, suave guitar twangs, and heartfelt strings — traversing into an approachably melodic vocal supply: “There you’re, residing in Dadeland / Half a life away from the place you need to be, too actual for make consider.”
Shades of The Kinks present within the caressing strings, piano, and harmonious vocals — whereas a touch of Jens Lekman, as effectively, within the “heard they obtained some nice flats there” hopeful commentary, right into a grimmer realization: “Life’s a shopping center stuffed up with empty stuff / An excessive amount of just isn’t sufficient.” The observe excels in its melodic, comforting introspections and baroque-pop attract.
The titular location refers to a post-pandemic Miami, with the observe formally titled “Prelude North: Residing in Dadeland.” The album itself was impressed by a interval after Cohen moved from pandemic-era Washington, D.C. to Miami, Florida, the place experiences of “love, loss, and the delicate fantastic thing about redemption” went on to affect the album.
“Writing and recording ‘Residing in Dadeland’ was like a frightening trek up that mountain, visiting all of the darkish crevices alongside the way in which,” Cohen explains. “Every time I used to be tempted to surrender, I simply felt compelled to maintain working, to maintain climbing. The songs on the album are like that ultimate bellow from the center.”
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This and different tracks featured this month will be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.