Artemas, xvideos | Song Review 🎵

English singer, songwriter, and producer Artemas keeps things risqué and sexed-up in his brief single, “xvideos,” named after the adult website.

“I used to think we had it all,” Artemas (Artemas Diamandis) asserts in the verse of “xvideos”, adding, “But then I started hanging ‘round you, babe / But then I started fucking ‘round with you, babe.” Yep, that’s our Gen-Z, English pop singer, songwriter, and producer – always good for an f-bomb and a sex reference.  Of course, the title, “xvideos,” is named after the pornographic video site. The song was released the single, “Fancy”. Like “fancy,” Artemas is ‘sex-positive’ and honest to the nth degree. He and Toby Daintree penned and produced it.

There are lots of things to ‘heart’ about the brief but potent “xvideos.” Artemas is at his best when he is ‘nasty’: “Don’t you wanna make a porno, baby? / (Pretty like a, pretty like a, pretty like an actress).”  Oh, snap! Before the excerpted bridge, he tells her, in the chorus, “So let’s fall in love for the cameras / Make ‘em all imagine, pretty like an actress.” Melodically, “xvideos” is tuneful, even with its various effects.  Diamandis’ vocals are filled with colorful effects. Beyond the sketchy, sexed-up lyrics, the musical accompaniment is hypnotic. The backdrop sounds enigmatic, a bit nebulous, and sensual.  The minor-key backdrop is perfect, given the theme, lyrics, and Diamandis’ effects-heavy, haunting vocal delivery.  Running merely two minutes long, “xvideos” is captivating.  “Fancy” is the ‘crown jewel’ between the two, but “xvideos” is, dare I say, stimulating and titillating! 

Artemas // “xvideos” // Artemas // 12.18.24

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