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The Musical Hype provides some quick thoughts on the intriguing single 🎵 “Could Have Said,” by Jamaican R&B artist, OpenSoul.
🎵 Single/Song/Track: “Could Have Said”
📻 Genre: R&B
🎙1 Lead Artist/Band: OpenSoul
🎙2 Featured Guests: N/A
🎼 ✍ Songwriters: Kimo Armstrong
🎛️ Producers: Luka Burr
💿 Album: N/A
The Single Notez 🎶:
➕ The 23-second instrumental intro does a fine job establishing the vibe – setting the tone
➕ “Could Have Said” features sleek production work (Burr); it sounds characteristic of the 2020s by all means with the banging beat (trap drums) and warm synths
➕ Lovely vocal performance by OpenSoul; he sings quite expressively and nuanced without dare over singing
➕ Nice use of harmonized vocals, sprinkled in with the lead
➕ Thematically, he explores a familiar topic that never gets old – matters of the heart, aka love
➕ Catchy, relatable songwriting, particularly the chorus
➕ Short but sweet; 2:40 is sufficient length for him to inform us of his love woes
➖ No glaring cons to be found. Perhaps there’s nothing ‘brand-new’ brought to the table ultimately, but there’s nothing wrong with that either.
Memorable lyric:
“You could’ve said love was too much You could’ve said I’m not enough You could’ve said Let’s go our separate ways Cause this wasn’t made for us...”
🔏 In Closing: R&B artist OpenSoul delivers a short but beautiful joint about a familiar topic that never ceases in relevancy – matters of the heart.
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