Patti Zlaket returns with “Clock Keeps Tickin’,” a brand new composition that will unquestionably appeal to anyone who appreciates tastefully assembled, cleverly composed, and flawlessly performed music. Although many music outlets deliver excellent recordings on a daily basis, there are only a few artists who know how to tastefully blend sincere emotion with a perfect sonic foundation. On her new composition, Patti Zlaket exemplifies what happens when a powerful vocal performance collides with marvelous soundscapes, delivering one of the finest sonic experiences in recent years. Produced by Tariqh Akoni, known for his work with Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, and Weezer, this composition and her upcoming full-length album also include renowned bass player Lee Sklar, known for his work with Phil Collins, James Taylor, and Linda Ronstadt, among many others. With this new composition, Patti Zlaket blends various approaches, techniques, and styles in order to illustrate a lush sonic imagery that will not only appeal to the soft rock fans but also anyone who appreciates wonderful music performed straight from the heart. “Clock Keeps Tickin’” might carry all the fundamental elements of soft rock music, but you’ll also notice how some of the finest qualities borrowed from acoustic rock, alternative, and indie lurk around, decorating, accentuating, and elevating this epic sonic journey to an entirely new level. Perhaps “Clock Keeps Tickin’” shines with qualities that meet all the trends in modern music production, but you’ll notice a subtle touch of nostalgia in vocal and musical delivery, arrangements, and ambience. The song seamlessly resonates with all those qualities that made eighties and nineties soft rock music so catchy and memorable. It has been a while since any composition completely nailed this ambiance, and with Patti Zlaket and A-list musicians involved in the entire process, it was such an easy task to achieve. Therefore, all these experimentations with various approaches, techniques, and styles resulted in one of the finest soft rock songs you’ll hear this year.
As soon as you press play, you’ll stumble upon Zlaket’s incredible voice. Her vocal performance serves as a centerpiece, guiding listeners through the expansive sonic universe, commanding attention, and elevating the entire composition to new heights. There’s a particular warmness in her voice that immediately wraps around your listening apparatus, grabs you by the collar, and refuses to let go long after “Clock Keeps Tickin’” ends. The impressive vocal range seamlessly balances high, mid, and low notes with such precision and finesse, emphasizing everything she intended to achieve with this incredible song. Besides decorating all those segments and orchestrations, Patti Zlaket also contributes more than necessary emotional depth and complexity to an already intricate structure. In the meantime, the interplay between guitars and possibly mandolin shapes a perfect backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon. The combination of acoustic and electric guitars gives more detail and depth to the ambiance. You’ll hear how all those chord progressions delivered on the acoustic guitar and mandolin perfectly pair with the accentuations, themes, melodies, and harmonies delivered on electric guitar. Although this composition almost entirely shines with straightforward soft-rock time signature, there are also some odd-time rhythmic structures involved along the way that give “Clock Keeps Tickin’” almost jazzy vibes. Lee Sklar’s tremendous contribution provides more heaviness, clarity, and depth to the song while simultaneously binding all the mentioned instrumentations with rhythmic patterns. You’ll notice all those vividly hearable, detailed, groovy, and luxurious low-ends lurking around and giving that warm feel that perfectly pairs with the hi-ends. Of course, this marvelous composition wouldn’t be complete without an exceptional drumming performance, based upon well-accentuated, flawlessly performed, cleverly arranged beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics. The entire song has been tastefully, expertly, beautifully written, composed, arranged, recorded, and produced, so the pleasant listening experience is more than guaranteed.
“Clock Keeps Tickin’” carries everything you ever needed from soft rock music. Patti Zlaket made a grandiose comeback on the music scene with this fascinating song, and it’s one of those fine pieces of sonic artistry that you need to check out as soon as possible. This beautiful composition perfectly sums up all her experience, knowledge, creativity, talent, and skills, packed in a one-of-a-kind listening experience rarely heard or seen on a modern music scene. You should immediately place this soft rock on your music radar. “Clock Keeps Tickin’” is available on all streaming platforms.
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