Stranger Songs

Pop · 2019 · 11 tracks · 36m

Stranger Songs

Ingrid Michaelson

Synth-heavy pop inspired by the Upside Down. A neon-lit departure from acoustic roots, trading ukuleles for cinematic 1980s textures and character-driven stories.

It is like Ingrid Michaelson moved into the Hawkins lab and brought a bunch of synthesizers with her.

A neon-hued blend of 80s nostalgia and modern vulnerability that feels like a cinematic secret.

Stranger Songs · vs · Ingrid Michaelson

Midnight+4.0σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 36m

01

Freak Show

3:12

02

Young and in Love

3:28

03

Hey Kid

3:53

04

Hate You

3:29

05

Jealous

3:08

06

Missing You

2:55

07

Best Friend

2:46

08

Mother

3:41

09

Christmas Lights

3:10

10

Pretty

2:56

11

Take Me Home

3:47

Moments Worth Waiting For

The heavy, pulsing synth bass that kicks in during the chorus of Pretty, transforming a vulnerable lyric into a defiant anthem.

The delicate, layered vocal harmonies on Christmas Lights that mimic the flickering of holiday bulbs in a dark room.

The way the production on Missing You captures the breathless, urgent energy of an eighties chase sequence.

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