Sara Diana released her new track ‘Phantom’ on Halloween this year, which is the perfect time due to its horror-inspired lyrics and dark sound. However, it’s a good listen year-round due to its addictive danceability and universal lyrical emotion.
Diana has crafted a dancey-pop track with darker, spooky vibes in ‘Phantom’. The dynamic rhythm makes this track feel almost cinematic; the chorus leaves something catchy to hold onto, and though it doesn’t feel rushed, the energetic pick-ups keep an energetic drive that runs forward. The vocals rest in a deeper alto range, somewhere between the lines of smoothness and belting. They have the more powerful moments, which beg to be shouted along with, and there are some softer moments with an alluring, gooey texture. In terms of instrumentation, it rests more in the bass range, and the percussion does well at carrying the rhythm, picking up and slowing down as necessary. This whole track has a fullness behind it, but no sound seems to step on another, and everything jumps out even with an indie production style. It’s a bit spooky and a lot of fun, and it remains captivating from start to finish.
In terms of lyrics, this track uses the idea of the phantom to correlate with a former partner. It gets into ideas of being lonely, feeling lost while having only oneself, and being forgotten. Basically, it takes realistic feelings and gives them a bit of a spooky, horror-inspired flair. That’s true creativity on Diana’s part, as she takes a near-universal feeling charged with emotion and mixes it with the fantastical. A coupling of lines that well captures this mesh of fantasy and emotion is, “It hurts just like a dream to feel forgotten / a fucked up fantasy that leaves you haunted.” Though Halloween is over, this track still stands out as a deeper cut with a poetic nature and a lot of lines to read between.
‘Phantom’ is yet another release that shows Sara Diana’s musical prowess. From indie rock to indie dance pop, she still ties themes through her discography and creates captivating sounds. ‘Phantom’ is available now and can be found on all major streaming platforms!
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