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JFT – A Hellenistic Romance

“A Hellenistic Romance” is a new single by JFT, a Manchester-based solo artist. It’s an appropriate follow-up of “To Be Back Here Again,” another excellent song released earlier this year. Still, “A Hellenistic Romance” carries many innovations in songwriting, composing, arranging, recording, and producing. Soundwise, JFT combines the fundamentals of indie rock music with elements borrowed from different styles. Therefore, don’t be surprised if you stumble upon the finest properties of synth rock, new wave, dream pop, indie pop, etc. The artist uses these additional elements as more than necessary enhancements, accentuations, decorations, and other details that unquestionably uplift this number on an entirely new level, while he remains loyal to the primary sonic direction. Therefore, these experimentations with different but complementary styles resulted in a magnificent song that will appeal to all indie fans and beyond.

As soon as you press play, you’ll notice that JFT doesn’t joke around with his music. The outstanding vocal performance is the centerpiece, emphasizing all the orchestrations with perfect balance between low, mid, and high notes. The vocal harmonies decorate all the segments and instrumentations, offering more complexity to the song. You’ll also notice that the artist paid a lot of attention while assembling themes, leads, melodies, chord progressions, and riffs. The guitars shine throughout the entire track, serving as a perfect backdrop for the vocal maneuvers. Besides the guitars, the synths play a significant role in building such a mesmerizing atmosphere. You’ll immediately hear how melodies and ambiances delivered by this instrument enhance the listening experience. Of course, this song wouldn’t sound this good without a powerful rhythm section. JFT incorporated equally complex, vividly hearable, warm-sounding basslines that offer heaviness, depth, and clarity, while the exceptional drumming performance based upon energetic, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics dictates groove and pace.

JFT thought about everything while writing, composing, and recording his latest single. “A Hellenistic Romance” has a perfect song structure where every segment carries many impressive ideas and instrumentations. The artist poured all his experience, knowledge, skills, and talent into it, and his efforts resulted in a catchy, ear-appealing indie composition that goes beyond the genre so many times. You should put “A Hellenistic Romance” as soon as possible, because this track will suit your ears even if you’re not into indie music at all. It will become your go-to track whenever you need flawlessly executed music. The single is available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it!

Djordje Miladinović

Hi, my name is Djordje and music is my passion. You'll probably find me at the gigs, in a local record store, distro or in front of my PC searching for some quality music to listen to. Do not hesitate to contact me. By becoming a Patron, you're keeping Thoughts Words Action alive. https://www.patreon.com/thoughtswordsaction

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