Alex Warren, Fever Dream | Song Review

Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter Alex Warren delivers a pleasant, overall polished and well-rounded single with “Fever Dream.”

D-d-damn, Alex Warren! The Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter continues singing in the pre-chorus of his single, “Fever Dream”, “The day we met, uh-huh / My loneliness…” Your loneliness, what, Alex? Hmm… more to come via the chorus. Warren, Adam Yaron, Mags Duval, and CAL (Cal Shapiro) wrote “Fever Dream.” Yaron produced it.

“Fever Dream” gets off to a fast start thanks to the rhythmic piano chords and drums. Alex Warren delivers lovely, refined vocals. His performance could be described as non-flashy but sound, particularly during the verses.  “Maybe it’s fate, maybe it’s late / Told you I ain’t no liar,” he sings in the second verse, and concludes, “Watching you leave’s haunting my dreams.” Is Warren the most engaging or exciting vocalist? Nope, but again, he delivers a sound performance.  He’s most locked-in during the chorus, the section to beat.

“Left the room the second that you walked in, somethin’ like a fever dream

Haven’t slept in weeks, I think I’m seeing things

Like our shadows dancing us out of our clothes

I’ll be damned if you love me, damned if you don’t.”

That last damned lyric is by far the best damned lyric of the song! The bridge section successfully contrasts the verses and chorus, once more referencing that freight train! Woo! “Fever Dream” is a pleasant, well-rounded single from Alex Warren.  Is it the second coming? No.  Is it the most enthralling pop single ever? Also, a no.  But, once again, it has the makings of a hit, something that makes Warren anything but… wait for it… “Ordinary”.

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