Australian-based lightsonlover has a brand new track out, and "This Feeling" to me is what would happen if the 90s/2000s UK garage scene came and collided with the 2020's indie-pop scene. The sound on offer is fast-paced and dreamy, with equal measures of both genres on offer for the listener to seriously get hooked into with.
Genre-bending sounds to easily get hooked on!
The project is the solo effort of Ryan Abblitt, but you'd half expect this to be a full-on quartet with how huge it sounds, and that's down to the sheer level of production that's on offer.
The bursts of those garage-sounding strings balanced off with the dreamy synth tones and pop-leaning vocals really comes together well, and for me I found my feet tapping along to this within the first thirty seconds!
Speaking about the track lightsonlover says - "The song's introspective lyrics explore themes of finding light in dark times and grappling with jealousy towards those who find solace in religion". With this being his third outing of 2024 I can see lightsonlover only getting more plays as time goes by, this is an act to seriously keep an eye on.