sedgwick, Vices | Song Review 🎵

Canadian pop singer/songwriter sedgwick impresses on his hypnotic, mesmerizing, and infectious single, “Vices.”

“And I broke the chain of freedom / But still, I’m on my knees / And my demons are too strong for me to beat them / So, I reach for something else to find relief.” Oh, the vices – the vices! Edmonton, Canada is in the house, and doing big things. Pop artist sedgwick (Sean Daniel Sedgwick) ‘brings the heat’ with his four-minute (and ¢hange) earworm, “Vices”.  From the beginning, “Vices” has the ‘it’ fact – it sounds like a surefire hit.  Yes, he’s ‘going through some things,’ evidenced by the excerpted lyrics, but, it’s sweet, sweet music to the ears.

Why is “Vices” the sugar honey iced tea? It begins with none other than sedgwick.  The handsome, talented Canadian can sing his butt off, PERIOD! His vocals are expressive – gorgeous.  He’s commanding and energetic without ‘doing too much.’ Specifically, his riffs, runs, and ad-libs are utterly sublime.  Toward the end of the song, he ups the ante digging in more. Sedgwick has a hand in the next reason that “Vices” is awesome: the songwriting. He wrote the song, after all. The lyrics are catchy, particularly the recurrent chorus:

“The vices aren’t working

So, I think I need a better solution

I’m wasting my time

Always searching for the perfect delusion

Oh, and if the drugs don’t work,

And the liquor don’t work,

And the lights don’t work,

And the music don’t work,

What’s a guy gotta do?

Just to keep a little of the illusion.”

Woo! The melodies are memorable too.  Also, I love the pacing of this track. it never gets hurried. The use of space between lyrics is a selling point and quite musical.  Finally, the production is scintillating.  The ear is blessed with picturesque keys and colorful synths, anchored by an infectious, danceable beat.  The groove, well, it’s grooving! “Vices” is a hypnotic, mesmerizing track that sucks you in from the opening tip. My dear sedgwick, you sir have released a bop. Bravo! 

sedgwick // “Vices” // sedgwick // 6.7.24

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