Another year draws to a close, and that means its time for the annual rush of year-end blog posts looking back on the year that was. And, again, I try to write an intro to this collection trying to say something original, about putting together lists and what it all means. But at this point,…
In recent months, Lulu’s music has been a bit more on the introspective side, with moments of release only coming after a hearty bit of inward gazing. Yet she’s been picking up the pace in recent weeks, embracing more upbeat melodies and floor-centric sounds. Latest creation “Young Young Adult. features one of her stickiest productions…
Lulu’s been on a tear over the past year creating sentimental numbers, but they tend to come out in two ways. There are the songs she does completely, which have a bedroom quality to them that let the emotions hang out raw. And then there are the songs where she gets outside production assists, which…
Sometimes, you’ll come across people arguing about music in terms of emotional extremes — something can be “too optimistic” or “too bleak,” or not nearly one of those attributes either. Lulu’s latest song hits on something far more intriguing and real — the feeling of just going through the motions, and feeling tired about it…
In its original form, Lulu’s “Aventure?” is a bare-bones stroll of a song the artist created primarily on an iPhone — but makes feel intensely human via her singing, full of longing. Producer Nanashika’s take on “Aventure?” adds a welcome thump — and some shimmering, Kosmo-Kat-ish synths — but maintains the emotion that made the…