Lovelorn power ballad or simple love lost song, there is no flaw to be found in “Maybe We Lost It,” the newest release by London-based star on the rise, Alex Starling, and a perfect piece of heavenly synth-pop it is at that. It is a tune that even foreshadows the human notion of time so as to encourage profound reflections concerning all sorts of changes that occur in life.
Starling opens with its dreamy, slightly disquieting headspace mixing atmospherically synthesizer pads that provide a suitably dreamy and wistful ambience. The airy reverberations cocoon his deftly layered production, all of which surrounds his minimal percussive backbone, bathing his unique vocal melodies with a haunting, and in some ways, spectral presence.Lyrically, “Maybe We Lost It” is a poetic rumination on the way we lose our idealism through the years and changing perspectives. Every line is imbued with profound emotional weight and Starling’s smoky, restrained delivery sounds as if he’s really coming to terms with All-Caps Truths in revelations that require very few slivers of profound self realization or tiny existential awakenings.
Instead, rather than wallow in woe, the track eventually becomes a gorgeous dirge of the transience of life – a cleansing exhale in which the transient can simply be without judgment or pushback. Starling’s artistic maturity comes out in spades, imparting a sagely wisdom of understanding that mourning your inevitable evolution is as futile as trying to reexamine your distant past, which long time fans will find a poignant encapsulation of Starling’s artistic journey so far – an assured artistic statement of the thoughtful introspection and low key sophistication that has marked his compelling artistic metamorphosis. It acts as a wonderfully alluring eclectically entry point for new listeners into the deeply compelling songwriting of one of the world’s most interesting contemporary singer songwriters. No doubt an immersive late 2024 highlight.
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