“Letting Go” grows quickly from a stuttering guitar lead into one with theatrical keys and synth gurgling, with the vocal emergence shortly thereafter delivering a commanding presence, a bit reminiscent tonally of Twin Shadow. The one-minute mark sees a great hook — “I’m not holding onto you / I’m just telling you the truth,” — as synths and guitars expand. The track’s infectious nature is apparent by minute one, a success for Lost Pet, the collective of songwriter Walter Heale and producer James Welch. The West Sussex-based act dub their sound as “nu-wave, wonky indietronica,” — making use of nostalgic keyboard and guitar sounds, with a fondness for the David Bowie and Roxy Music vein of melodic showmanship. Somewhere between the theatrical nostalgia of acts like Roxy Music and contemporary electronic-minded pop in the vein of Metronomy, Lost Pet’s first single fully impresses.
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“Letting Go” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of May 2019’ Spotify playlist.
