A dream-pop mesmerizer with a twinkling, wintry charm, “Bloom” is a gorgeous track from Tanaka, an artist from Cape Town. Written around “themes of nostalgia, love and letting go,” the track presents a sweeping sense of yearning — first evident as the “call my phone, so I’m not alone,” line leads into reflective vocal harmonizing and lush guitar trickles.
The standout chorus is wholly replay-inducing, meshing passionate vocals, effervescent synth pulses, and twangy guitar entrancement. A guitar-fronted bridge leads into lush bird-chirping, before the track reprises its mesmerizing central hook. “Bloom” is a delectably dreamy gem from Tanaka.
“Bloom” represents the third single from Tanaka’s upcoming EP, You Look Beautiful in This Light.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of February 2023’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Dream-Pop.
