"my heart / is a pummeled muscle / all black and blue / doomed to never love again..."
The cagey illuminations / spinning jazz lined indie pop psychedelia of "My Heart" REXEN, aka Gothic folk singer / composer / performer Michael Rexen with roots in the Arabian Gulf, is a groovy slow burn and seductive midnight romp, at least in your dreams. REXEN's lyrical universe starts, "my heart / is a pummeled muscle / all black and blue / doomed to never love again / wouldn't it be lovely just to say / my heart is a wild creature / who watches over me when I sleep...", imagining his ravaged heart being a protector instead of in it's current state, bruised and battered. We have been here, haven't we?
Wonderfully produced with a pronounced slapping down beat highlighted by snappy guitar, rolling piano, shuffling drums and orchestral stabs, you can feel the textural core of acoustic guitar all as a framework for REXEN's cool vocal countenance. Described as a Gothic folk singer, this particular song has jazzy currents as well as French pop seeds to me, deep down filtered through current indie pop leans. The more you listen to it, the more you lay in the lushness of it all with veins of melancholia running through it all.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
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REXEN (Michael Rexen, b. 1985) is a Gothic Folk singer, composer, and performer with roots in the Arabien Gulf. Known for blending Western and Middle Eastern philosophical traditions into an enchanting and unmistakable sound, REXEN brings together charisma and enigma in equal measure. He has been given a slew of awards in for his work and continues to push the boundaries of what music can feel like — and where it can take us."
REXEN (Michael Rexen, b. 1985) is a Gothic Folk singer, composer, and performer with roots in the Arabien Gulf. Known for blending Western and Middle Eastern philosophical traditions into an enchanting and unmistakable sound, REXEN brings together charisma and enigma in equal measure. He has been given a slew of awards in for his work and continues to push the boundaries of what music can feel like — and where it can take us."
REXEN, Gothic folk singer / composer / performer, Michael Rexen, roots in Arabian Gulf, lush orchestrations, jazz pop, indie pop, snappy guitar, groove based, cool vocal countenance, rolling piano, "My Heart",
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