In Alex Starling’s hands, “Maybe We Lost It” becomes an analysis of the most intense aspect of humanity love, realization, loss, and yearning, extending away from the reality in a what could have been. Starling has always had the first grasp over the synth century pop vibe and imbued the most captivating tales. Now, the music is heart-wrenching and startling in its richness.
Alex Starling’s work has always been focused on reestablishing the connection of romance and its inherent fantasy that people tend to overlook. The lyrics of the song consider missing someone to be an achingly surreal blend of stories and memories but the vocal delivery of Alex is unrestrained and straightforward. The melodic chords present in the song are a delicate and strong, merging thrumming synths with a muted but propelling beat which compliments the overall theme impeccably.As we listen to the song, we can only admire the understated strength it radiates.
Alex is able to accomplish deep themes mingled with lightly layered instrumentations along with masterclass production of his clean cut voice. Being an innovation in meta pop, firmly removing subgenres, borderless immersive mainstream storytelling accompanied with his work for Ou Est Le Swimming Pool and The Ghosts has closely prepared him for this fusion.The song is quite intriguing due to it’s thematic element in relation to human endeavors and doubts that which arise when something meaningful begins to fade away, the intimacy that comes from the music in hand is quite hand on as if people are getting engrossed in the story being told through the song. It doesn’t matter if you are going through a rough patch or not, “Maybe We Lost It” is a great piece of art.
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