PinkPantheress, “Where you are” | Track Review 🎵

If you’re in need of a surefire vibe, look no further than “Where you are,” the excellent new PinkPantheress single featuring WILLOW.

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”L” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”]adies and gentlemen, musicians like 🎙 PinkPantheress represent the future, no cap! Critics raved over her 2021 tape, To Hell Will It (it has a Metacritic score of 86). She’s back with a new single, 🎵 “Where you are”.  It’s not just her either – she’s joined by 🎙 WILLOW, who is on an upward trajectory.  Clearly, those “Whip My Hair” days are far behind the youngest member of the Smith family.[/otw_shortcode_dropcap]

“Where you are” is a bop, period.  The production is brilliant courtesy of PinkPantheress, 🎛 Skrillex, and 🎛 Mura Masa.  That’s a formidable team there.  Vocally, PinkPantheress is modest but that’s part of her charm.  She never gets too high, nor does she need to.  Her bedroom / indie pop speaks for itself sans a powerhouse presence with gospel histrionics.  WILLOW provides awesome contrast as she’s a more dynamic vocalist with her own distinct sound.  I love her tone when she collaborates with PinkPantheress in the pre-chorus and chorus (“Now my life’s a downward spiral, got my broken heart…”). WILLOW gets her shine on during the second verse, even sneaking in an f-bomb: “So many hopes, so many dreams / No, it isn’t what it fuckin’ seems.” Woo! So, what’s the big thematic takeaway? Heartbreak – those pesky matters of the heart!

Final Thoughts 💭 

So, how good is 🎵 “Where you are”? Very, very good by estimations.  Honestly, there’s a hypnotic, mesmerizing quality about this record and PinkPantheress in general.  Enlisting WILLOW as a featured guest is nothing short of genius.  Again, Willow Smith has evolved from her past, and I’m loving the results.  This two-and-a-half-minute single is a must-hear, period.

🎙 PinkPantheress • 🎵 “Where you are” (Ft. WILLOW) • 🏷 Parlophone • 🗓 04.22.22

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