It is somehow paradoxical and beautiful that Katie Belle created a song about bad dreams, when she makes the tiresome fact of insomnia turn into an irresistible escape into the realms of electro-pop. Here, the Atlanta-based artist has created something special; a song that recognizes the restless, twisting-and-turning nights that we all had and at the same time provides three minutes of sheer, danceable freedom.
The opening line of the song is a low-key Katie lures you into her world with that notoriously raspy voice that she has made her own. Movement of her voice across gliding synthesizers and sharp percussion are so smooth and alluring that they are intimate and expansive at the same time. It is the type of acting that makes you lean forward, despite the production calling to you to move.
The most notable point about the song Bad Dreams is that Katie and producer Fabio Campedelli have blended the 80s textures based on synth sounds with the current pop sensibilities. The outcome is a sound that is not only nostalgic but also entirely new–bright without its overbearing and glossy, smooth without the loss of its heart. That catchy tune gets into your mind and does not want to get out of it, and it seems quite suitable in a song about thoughts that do not allow you to sleep.
The intent of the song, Katie with her brilliantness, is clear: it is not a song about insomnia, but a bedtime medicine. Although the subject matter deals with vulnerability and struggle, the production wraps those uncouth feelings with such an addictive and upbeat package that one cannot help but get sucked into it. It is a song to any person who has ever gazed at the ceiling at 3 in the morning; evidence that Katie Belle knows how to make personal anguish into common ground. This is alternative-indie pop in its most mesmerizing form.
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