Standing tall on the strength of a simple but satisfying bass line, rising higher still as a soulful vocal thread and funky indie-rock aura gathers clear momentum – Lui Fazo rides the pulse of an implication, with the slick and unmistakable Energy.
Featuring an almost hip hop-style anthemic vocal lead, lightly doubled and backed by call-and-response moments of support, Energy is a smooth but subtly high-energy performance – a relentless lyrical outpouring maintaining a sense of further rhythm, alongside the addictive bass-and-beat combination.
Then we get other subtle shifts in dynamic, new layers of distortion, keys, guitar, and a vocal switch to faster bars during the final third. Always we resolve back to this modest and barely detectable hook – a fluidity that feels nostalgic, but which suits the sheer explosive delivery of the track in full.
You only need to hear that bass-line and atmospheric vocal in-breath once to recognise it instantly on all future listens. Lui Fazo has taken the building blocks of effective, stylish and catchy indie-pop and rock, and carved out a softly distinct lane of his own – introducing the confidence and these lashings of similes and metaphors with boldness and swagger.
That writing style is another key aspect of the sound – poetic threads of quirky storytelling woven into the tapestry of Energy, helping showcase yet another quality of the creative force that is Lui Fazo.
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