Haven Bell let heartbreak shimmer like strobe lights in his heady-with-80s-nostalgia pop anthem, Knife in the Heart

Haven Bell has taken himself from Kosovo to New York, but his sound will take him to a worldwide arena, especially now that his new release, Knife in the Heart, is on the airwaves after its Halloween debut. His signature shimmer pop sound is more scintillating than ever in the heady-with-80s nostalgia synth pop hit, which reincarnates the atmospheric percussion with an even more affecting pulse, lays the reverb on thick and exhibits what it means to pour your heart and soul out over strobing synths. The single arrives in the lead-up to his upcoming EP Blue Hour, which is set to mark a pivotal chapter in the evolution of his emotive approach to songwriting. Since self-releasing Blue in 2017 and chasing down catharsis in Stories of a Summer in 2020, Bell has never strayed from vulnerability. But in Knife in the Heart, he sharpened it. He pulled the pain of fading intimacy into glossy pop arrangements that don’t cut the emotion down for the sake of polish. His sultry vocal style, poetic leanings and affection for nostalgic aesthetics collide to render a bruising dose of electropop melancholia. It’s cinematic, but never superficial. Knife in the Heart is now available […] The post Haven Bell let heartbreak shimmer like strobe lights in his heady-with-80s-nostalgia pop anthem, Knife in the Heart appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Haven Bell has taken himself from Kosovo to New York, but his sound will take him to a worldwide arena, especially now that his new release, Knife in the Heart, is on the airwaves after its Halloween debut. His signature shimmer pop sound is more scintillating than ever in the heady-with-80s nostalgia synth pop hit, which reincarnates the atmospheric percussion with an even more affecting pulse, lays the reverb on thick and exhibits what it means to pour your heart and soul out over strobing synths. The single arrives in the lead-up to his upcoming EP Blue Hour, which is set to mark a pivotal chapter in the evolution of his emotive approach to songwriting. Since self-releasing Blue in 2017 and chasing down catharsis in Stories of a Summer in 2020, Bell has never strayed from vulnerability. But in Knife in the Heart, he sharpened it. He pulled the pain of fading intimacy into glossy pop arrangements that don’t cut the emotion down for the sake of polish. His sultry vocal style, poetic leanings and affection for nostalgic aesthetics collide to render a bruising dose of electropop melancholia. It’s cinematic, but never superficial. Knife in the Heart is now available […]

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