Tori Lord exposed the rawest aches of lost possibility in her cinematic pop debut ‘Never Be’

Capturing the incessant spiral of questions, spikes of regret, and the whiplash of self-flagellation when you come to terms with the impossibility of a relationship your mind has already put your heart on, the debut single, Never Be, by Tori Lord, is a hauntingly poignant allegory of the grief that reverberates through the pain of lost possibility. The moody synth pop keeps the tempo low, reflecting the thematic weight of the contemporary ballad, which keys into the aesthetic of 90s pop while delivering an exposition anyone contending with heartbreak this side of the millennium can find themselves within. The open confession of cascading emotion and feeling sees Lord standing bare in the lyrics, which make no attempt at masking the wound. It’s a fleshwound in pure, unadulterated form. There’s no distancing, no soft filter, just the harrowing clarity of knowing something sacred could have existed, had life written it differently. Canadian-born and now New York-based, Lord’s path into pop has been paved by a lifetime of creative expression. From performing with the Canadian Children’s Opera Company and alongside Celine Dion, to building Top Knot Inc. into a patented, women-led brand, she’s always had a singular ability to forge emotional resonance. In Never […] The post Tori Lord exposed the rawest aches of lost possibility in her cinematic pop debut ‘Never Be’ appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Capturing the incessant spiral of questions, spikes of regret, and the whiplash of self-flagellation when you come to terms with the impossibility of a relationship your mind has already put your heart on, the debut single, Never Be, by Tori Lord, is a hauntingly poignant allegory of the grief that reverberates through the pain of lost possibility. The moody synth pop keeps the tempo low, reflecting the thematic weight of the contemporary ballad, which keys into the aesthetic of 90s pop while delivering an exposition anyone contending with heartbreak this side of the millennium can find themselves within. The open confession of cascading emotion and feeling sees Lord standing bare in the lyrics, which make no attempt at masking the wound. It’s a fleshwound in pure, unadulterated form. There’s no distancing, no soft filter, just the harrowing clarity of knowing something sacred could have existed, had life written it differently. Canadian-born and now New York-based, Lord’s path into pop has been paved by a lifetime of creative expression. From performing with the Canadian Children’s Opera Company and alongside Celine Dion, to building Top Knot Inc. into a patented, women-led brand, she’s always had a singular ability to forge emotional resonance. In Never […]

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