Dreamy surf-rock guitar sounds and raspy vocals light up a kind of summertime joy and celebration – mikey6strings unites musicianship and songwriting expertise, for the smooth and catchy Best Friends.
Standing tall initially on the strength of its organic guitar layering, the meandering solo and the simple rhythmic pairing, Best Friends is finely produced so as to let these natural building blocks reach out in a live-style warming embrace.
The instrumental is already enough to raise the mood, but then we get the song itself, and the vocal delivery on top. It’s a gorgeous performance, distinct and softly soulful, with short lines building towards a smooth and shoulder-swaying crescendo for the hook.
mikey6strings has crafted something distinctly alluring with the arrangement, performance and production of Best Friends. Then to elevate the appeal further still, the concept is so heartfelt, and relatable in its inspiring sense of gratitude for a valued friendship, or a romantic relationship with the same quality – the excitement of each day, the unrivalled connection, the promise of forever. It’s a rare topic to uncover in modern pop and rock, and mikey6strings has done a fine job of representing it.
Beautifully written and delivered, Best Friends is an old-school earworm with a contemporary twist, and marks a brilliant introduction to the talent, humility and heart of mikey6strings. With thousands of monthly listeners on Spotify alone, things are clearly heading in a great direction.
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