In recent years, dream pop music received its resurgence, with many excellent artists and bands delivering some of the finest music that could easily pair with the works released decades ago by the founders of the genre. Still, many of them also reinvent the same old wheel by overly experimenting with the influences, mimicking the greats, or just delivering the same old stuff heard multiple times over the years. Thankfully, there are bands like Korda Korder who always aim for that fresh, unique, innovative, exciting sound, rarely heard or seen on a modern music scene. With “You Still Turn Me Inside Out,” their recently released standalone single that signifies the upcoming extended play, they prove that dream pop music can still sound innovative when it is written, composed, arranged, and produced right. Lyrically, “You Still Turn Me Inside Out” is a haunting confession of spiritual awakening, addressed to a long-time lover whose presence still steals your breath and unsettles your soul. It’s a gothic lament that perfectly suits the song’s ambiance. Sonically, Korda Korder aims for a straightforward dream pop sound that simultaneously blends qualities that meet all the trends in modern music production with the fundamental elements of the genre. It’s one of those songs that will not only appeal to the die-hard dream pop fans but also to anyone who appreciates perfectly written, composed, and performed music.
As soon as you press play, Korda Korder wraps around your listening apparatus with all those lush instrumentations, grabs you by the collar, and transports you to an entirely different realm. The band expertly shapes a calm, soothing, relaxing, ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere where vocal and sonic maneuvers continuously float around and force you to pay attention to even the tiniest details, nuances, elements, accentuations, and other sonic delicacies. From the onset, you’ll notice how all those marvelous vocal harmonies work to the advantage of the mentioned atmosphere by serving as a centerpiece, commanding attention, elevating the listening experience to an entirely different level, and all of that while leading the listeners through each segment of the song. Those calm, soothing, relaxing vocal lines seamlessly balance low, mid, and high notes with such precision and finesse, emphasizing everything the remainder of the band intended to achieve with this track. Besides decorating each segment and instrumentation, these vocal harmonies contribute more than necessary emotional depth and complexity to such a laid-back ambiance. You’ll hear all those additional vocal layers and back vocals, spicing things up even more by giving depth and clarity to the particular segments. Beneath all those vocal layers and generous servings of delay, reverb, and echo effects, there is a comprehensive collection of instrumental layers that shapes a perfect backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon. The piano and synth leads, themes, melodies, harmonies, and pads are the most dominant ones, as they continuously levitate from scratch to finish, but there are also subtle chord progressions, delivered on subtly distorted guitars. There’s just a touch of rawness, abrasiveness, and grittiness that acts as a counterweight to all the polishness, but Korda Korder perfectly balances all these qualities, not without spoiling the initial sonic direction. Beneath all those lush synth and guitar layers, there are vividly hearable, detailed, warm-sounding basslines, offering more than necessary heaviness, richness, clarity, and depth. As the song progresses, you’ll also notice a string section doing the same, delivering even more richness to this composition.
As you probably already noticed, each layer plays a significant role in shaping such a lush soundscape, proving that Korda Korder are not just ordinary music enthusiasts interested in dream pop, but very talented, skillful, knowledgeable, and experienced musicians whose profound love for the genre is vividly hearable in even the tiniest details. They poured heart and soul into this piece, making “You Still Turn Me Inside Out” one of the finest dream pop compositions released in recent years. Korda Korder deserves all the praise for reinventing and breathing fresh air into this longstanding music genre, and you should immediately check out “You Still Turn Me Inside Out” if you’re looking for a calm, soothing, ethereal soundscapes written, composed, and performed by profoundly creative musicians. The single is available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it!
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