Raven Artson featuring True Blue and the all pervasive beauty of "Locks For You"

 

cropped photo by Nick Van Tiem (original published in Metal Magazine)

The avant pop sound on Raven Artson's dense dream "Locks For You" featuring the amazing True Blue is so enticing that it lightens your emotional load. Make no mistake about it, Artson's deeply emotional vocal aesthetic and True Blue's beautiful sadness, as a duet of sorts is, in and of itself, everything here, the artful melodies Artson conjures up are exquisite. That deep textured emotionality, though, extends to every bit of sound, nuanced or not. Everything on this track, from the sound of the drum track with that penetrating lifting high hat and over modulated fills, the sweeping electronica pushed in a lo-fi way, the droning warbled synths that veer in dour ways, the counter poised layering, ultimately sad strings and the acoustic sway especially around True Blue's pretty vox is deeply rich and dynamic. Everything is lush and emotionally moving, part lust and part pure innocence. 

"Lock For You" is from Raven Artson's recently release 2021 "Peaks In Me" Album.

-Robb Donker Curtius

Locks For You is performed by Raven Artson and True Blue

Produced by Raven Artson
Co-produced and mixed by Chris Coady
Written by Raven Artson, Maya Laner and Camiel Muiser
Violin by Yanna Pelser
Saxophone by Kars van de Heuvel
Master by Pete Maher

Raven Artson · Locks For You (feat. True Blue)

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Los Angeles-Amsterdam-based multi-hyphenate Raven Artson explores artistic growth at the edge of ecstasy and thrill. In doing so, he carves out a unique sound that is simultaneously otherworldly as authentically human.

A junction of sorts, where Raven finds inspiration to write. As he puts it himself: "I'm interested in the coexistence of ideas; in allowing the process of winning and losing to connect." The result is a vibe that’s hard to pigeonhole - call it slow motion hyper pop, call it tear dripping auto tune.

This vision led to airplay by BBC1’s Jack Saunders and Elton John, contributing to Sevdaliza’s sophomore album, composing the soundtrack for Madja Amin’s ‘May’ and playing the lead role in Folkert Verdoorn’s short film ‘The Performer’. He might not be aware himself, but Raven is slowly becoming the pop-icon he always looked up to.


Raven Artson, singer songwriter, musician, artist, composer, actor, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, "Locks for You", featuring True Blue, indie pop, art pop, emotional music, dreamy narratives, hyper slow pop