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4 out of 5 stars

Celeste, Not Your Muse [📷 : Polydor]The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the single 🎵 “Love is Back,” by American born, British pop artist, Celeste.

🎵 Single/Song/Track: “Love is Back”

📻 Genre: Pop

🎙1 Lead Artist/Band: Celeste

🎙2 Featured Guests: N/A

🎼 Songwriters: Jamie Hartman, Celeste Epiphany Waite, Etty Hartman

🎛️ Producers: Josh Crocker, Charlie Hugall

💿 Album: Not Your Muse (Deluxe)

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The Single Notez 🎶:

Vintage sounding production; Josh Crocker and Charlie Hugall do a fabulous job of constructing the old-school sound and vibes

Doesn’t sound like much of the pop or R&B of the 2020s

Groovy from the onset – definitely wins over the listener from the jump

Nuanced, expressive, soulful vocals by Celeste; she hearkens back to singers of old

Appealing, well-rounded songwriting touching on a retable theme: love

Set in a minor key – always darkens the experience!

Catchy, simple chorus

Superb, contrasting bridge section; keeps “Love is Back” ever compelling 

➖ Will appeal most to traditionalists; doesn’t sound anything like modern pop (Not really a con in my eyes)


Memorable lyric:

“Love is back...
For a moment, there it goes
Turn around, next thing you know
Love is back.” 

🔏 In Closing:

Celeste captivates on her love-driven, soulful, throwback pop single “Love is Back,” which appears on the deluxe version of her 2021 debut album, Not Your Muse.

4 out of 5 stars


🎙 CelesteNot Your Muse (Deluxe) • 🏷 Both Sides / Polydor • 🗓 2.26.21
[📷: Both Sides / Polydor]

 


the musical hype

The Musical Hype (he/him) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education and music theory/composition, respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Music and writing are two of the most important parts of his life.