Artemas, professional heartbreaker | Song Review

English pop singer-songwriter Artemas continues a hot streak of darkly captivating pop gems with his single, “professional heartbreaker.”

[nx_pullquote]“You don’t know a thing about real love, babe / Real love, baby.”[/nx_pullquote] Oh, snap! I’ll be the first to admit, I can’t get enough of Artemas (Artemas Diamandis).  The Gen-Z English pop singer-songwriter brings a darkness, edge, and sensualness to his music that is simply irresistible.  Single after single and tape after tape, Diamandis finds a new way to make sex even sexier and more intense. The momentum continues strongly with “professional heartbreaker”.  While there are no f-bombs (bummer), Artemas is still very much Artemas.  He wrote and produced “professional heartbreaker” himself.

“Professional heartbreaker” commences with a mysterious, noisy, instrumental intro. The groove and sound are dark and unsettling. The drums go hard, while the bass line is intense and driving. Artemas sings in something of an eerie falsetto initially, performing the chorus, excerpted earlier, and continuing as follows:  “You don’t know a thing about true heartbreak / You’re a heartbreaker.” Artemas sings in his middle register during the verse.  As always, the lyrics are dark, emotional, and striking. “She fit right in my pocket, she was sweet… / I thought she was the woman of my dreams,” he sings, and adds, “Before she broke my heart, I forgot she’s just as bad as me / She’s a professional heartbreaker.” Later on, Artemas delivers his clearest vocals during the bridge, where he asserts, “It was real what I felt for you / It was real till I found out the truth / What are you? Some kind of professional heartbreaker?” The final chorus marks one of the best, with clearer vocals than the preceding chorus. Artemas returns to performing in an undertone in the outro, again asking, “What are you? Some kind of professional heartbreaker.” All told, “professional heartbreaker” is another strong dark alternative pop gem from Artemas. To reiterate, there’s something special about Mr. Diamandis, and I can’t get enough!