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Bloodshot / Waste
Pop · 2019

Bloodshot / Waste

September 27, 2019 · Disruptor Records

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Bloodshot / Waste sounds like the city after the lights go out, where the only things left are the hum of electricity and the weight of your own thoughts.

It is a tactile listening experience, defined by production that feels like heavy velvet and cold glass. Dove Cameron moves away from the bright, primary colors of her early career into a spectrum of deep purples and charcoal grays, utilizing a vocal delivery that is both seductive and deeply vulnerable. The tracks are anchored by a sophisticated use of negative space, where silence is just as important as the heavy, distorted bass lines that eventually break through.

Moments Worth Listening For
the way the minimalist verse of Bloodshot suddenly collapses into a distorted, floor-shaking bass drop in the chorus
the frantic, rhythmic synth pulse in Waste that mirrors a racing heartbeat during a moment of panic
the layered, whispered vocal harmonies that create a claustrophobic sense of intimacy during the bridge of Bloodshot

How does Bloodshot / Waste sound next to the rest of Dove Cameron's catalogue?

MOOATMVOCLYRNRG
Brooding+1.8σ

Brooding saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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