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You can always rely on ace duo, Lectro Lips, to conjure up a teardrop-on-the-disco-floor style anthem that will have you silently sobbing whilst exquisitely dancing your pain away. New single, Heartbreak Siren sees our intrepid twosome swathe their hurt and betrayal in a wall of musical sound so evocative that you may well swoon at its majestic magnificence. The song starts with a rippling beat that cascades along icy synths - a chiming riff that anchors the song when a galloping rhythmic groove drops and electro beats. It is this wall of sound that artfully crafts a score which brings to life the sounds of a city at night; a place large enough to lose your sorrow in yet small enough to make you feel all alone. The insightful lyrics accentuate this vibe, telling a story of love gone wrong. It is sung beautifully, with such aching nuanced understanding that you feel like you are peeking into the inner most thoughts, scribed in the most personal of journals. The song is sung not because it makes our melancholy duo feel better, but because it is too painful not to sing. This makes the chorus the musical equivalent of a heart beating too loud to be contained in it's chest - a rapturous explosion of music, voice and melody that proves from other people's despair comes moments of artistic genius. Think The Carpenters remixed by the Pet Shop Boys. Ultimately, it is songs like this that serve as a timely reminder that synth driven dance music can be fuelled by authentic heart and passion; not just a replication of the cookie cutter EDM that found chart success before. Simply stunning.
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