Review: Susan Darvishi - Polaroid
Polaroid has been out since late March, but that matters not. I am going to count it as a May song, as I discovered it only recently.
Oftentimes, indie artists try to use their status as 'indie' artists to release lo-fi wannabe indie music, without caring to actually release good music. Many of these indie artists are actually pretty successful, while the unheard-of indie artists release music that is personal, and at the same time excellent. But many of these artists are so unheard-of that no one hears them.
Susan Darvishi's Polaroid has 23 views at the time of the writing of this review. It was covered by one blogger (Turntable Thoughts) and deserves much more attention. The production is Electro Dance Music defined, with a thumping beat leading it. It hits hard, but at the same time is nostalgic, almost like a hazy dream, partially remembered, partially forgotten. If this is the case, the beat is the dream.
Susan Darvishi's voice is more of a reaction to the dream. It plays most of the tricks an EDM song would, but the faded vocals in the chorus make the song grandiose, and even more dreamy.
The chorus, as stated, is somewhat the heart of the song. The mixing is not perfect, but it adds a bit of an indie charm. The verses play the tricks that all EDM songs, but the chorus is special.
Darvishi has released a great song after Polaroid (We Could Never Be), but I chose to review Polaroid, as it feels the least typical. Even its more generic moments give us a look of pure nostalgia as something new.
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