“What would you give for one more day, that lives forever, and doesn’t fade?”
Capturing the ache of nostalgia and the stark realisation of the impermanence of life – letting modern production tools express the inexpressible for a sense of warmth, comfort, and clarity. FunkTheAI redirects us with freedom of style once more, for the uplifting pop sentiments and catchy, emotional hooks, of Dive Deep Into Love.
Cost of A Memory is the perfect introduction to this album, a softly sung female vocal leading through mellow dance designs and lyrics that explore the profound nature of life, time, and how everything will ultimately become a memory in the end. If ever you find yourself lost in the stresses of daily work and life, this kind of song reminds you to cherish the good things and make memories that mean something, while you can.
After an evocative opener, Love Is Hard To Find quickly lifts the energy – a funky country rock groove but lyrics that are equally inspiring and hopeful in terms of our humanity and connections with one another.
There are 12 brand new songs on FunkTheAI’s Dive Deep Into Love, and just in case the title and artwork didn’t confirm it – this is a genuine deep dive into all things relating to the power and necessity of love.
For Love Leaves Scars, we turn towards the gospel harmonies, the raspy lead and the altogether-now style of some of acts bigger male vocalists from recent years; a heartfelt ballad with a euphoric peak.
Evolve Back Into Love follows with a new female lead and an upbeat pop bounce driving towards one more huge anthem of a hook. Then to freely diversify, as is the creative charm of FunkTheAI, Right Now With You slows things right down, for a fireside romantic moment of something Michael Bublé-inspired.
The soulful RnB whisper and warmth of The Eyes We’re Looking Through is a subtle but striking highlight and naturally one of the most moving and memorable songs from this album. The style is nineties RnB with harmonies and a boy-band dynamic, and it works well to comfort and connect; the lyrics have a timeless loving core.
After this, the raw acoustic intimacy of Half of You and Me works its magic in a sublimely quiet fashion – a live performance of this song would be next level hypnotic, if made possible. And then, Enough As She Is makes for an unforgettable stand-out, the male-female back and forth helping elevate an impassioned evolution, through a story that’s more valuable than ever in modern society; the value of her, the power of the self and inner strength.
Injecting a little old-school rock and roll is Before We’ve Done a Single Thing, a huge crescendo of a chorus at just the right time, while Presence Without Proof goes on to follow solo strings and acoustic guitar picking, through a relatable story of Faith.
After this, the colourful energy of rock song Give It All Away takes an eighties-style swing at the concept of making sure to use all of your love while you can; the afterlife may purely be a dream, the soul’s continuation a hope and not a guarantee. This particular song seems to encapsulate the inspiring heart of the completed Dive Deep Into Love album.
“And if the clock is running out, and someday we must leave, why spend another moment, guarding what we feel?”
FunkTheAI concludes the journey of Dive Deep Into Love, with a hugely evocative soul-pop ballad in the form of Love Is Love. Perhaps another fine encapsulation of the value of love, and a clever nod to the topical issues of our time, Love Is Love seems like a beautiful way to close down this album, and even promises a saxophone solo for that smooth, soulful good measure towards the end.
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