The lead title observe from The Music Architect’s double A-side launch, MINE, pulsates with natural originality via a myriad of transgressions in aural aesthetics, making the earworm inconceivable to pigeonhole.
Trying to scribe the artist’s sonic signature in phrases isn’t any easy activity; it’s all concerning the vibe; the vibe that permits you to sink right into a seductively cinematic panorama of unfeigned emotion, painted with alt-electro pop motifs, uncommon lashings of funk flirtations, drips of disco, and the neon-lit synaesthesia of synthwave.
In a music panorama usually saturated with formulaic compositions, The Music Architect blazes their very own path by favouring expression over business enchantment but manages to hit a house run in each ballparks. The palpable urgency within the vocal efficiency, which is as chameleonic because the instrumental association, sweeps you up with the drive of a riptide in its visceral embodiment of want.
The 19-year-old New Zealand-based producer and artist has been crafting and releasing music for the reason that age of 14. Their debut album, Depressed However Nicely Dressed, dropped on Spotify in 2022. Since then, they’ve explored a spectrum of genres—from the indie rock tones of Backyard of Thoughts to the dance and RnB vibes of the 2023 album Metanoia. Now ephemerally nestled within the alt-pop area with MINE, the Avant-Gardist is turning into more and more more durable to disregard.
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Assessment by Amelia Vandergast