Grammy-winning, teen-pop artist Daya returns with a new single, โNew,โ which has its fair share of fun and catchy moments.
Hereโs one โhard pill to swallow.โ Teen pop artist Daya is already a Grammy-winner! Yes, she won a Grammy alongside The Chainsmokers for their hit, โDonโt Let Me Down,โ which was released in 2016. Thatโs admirable by all means, yet itโs also a bit annoying.ย Why annoying? There have been much more experienced, more talented musicians who have fallen short of Grammy glory.ย Also, Daya has a strike โ arguably two strikes โ against her.ย She earned a coveted spot on the Year-End Playlist: 20 Worst Songs of 2016 for โSit Still, Look Pretty.โ Yuck, the song is cringy!ย But moving on, sheโs returned with a new single, โNew,โ which has its moments.
Despite being set in major key, โNewโ sounds a bit restrained initially.ย The production begins in subdued fashion. Eventually, things percolate to a serious boil. ย Daya shows respectable vocal poise on the verses. On the pre-chorus, she adopts a ripe falsetto, which is sweet during this particular section. By the chorus, following cooler, more controlled vocals, she โbelts it out.โ ย Expectedly, the chorus is catchy. Daya repeats the lyrics enough that they easily get stuck in the head.
โIโm missing you / Iโm missing you / What the hell did I do โ did I do / Messing with someone new / Thinking I wanted to / Turns out donโt want new / I want you.โ
By the chorus, we understand the identity of the song โ electro-pop. Thereโs a drop, and of course, the repetition.
Final Thoughts
The big con of โNewโ is that after a while, this joint grows a bit annoying.ย It suffers from too much repetition.ย Still, all in all, Daya offers the world a single thatโs enjoyable enough, but not groundbreaking.