Adée’s Lushly Atmospheric R&B Single “YOU YOU YOU” Takes You Through the Paces of Romantic Impatience

Adee_YouYouYou1_sm — Adée, photo courtesy the artist

A sound like the clacking of a train track is part of the beginning of Adée’s “YOU YOU YOU” like the song ahead was born of thoughts looking out the window on the way home from work. The sultry, R&B style production gives an interesting context and backdrop to a song that seems to be one of the singer addressing someone she loves but about whom she has complex emotions because the relationship is one that is a bit in limbo. “I will be patient, I will keep waiting for you” she sings as the bass accents her lines and pushes along a constellation of drones like tonal fog that enshrouds the track. Adée begins the song talking about how her love is probably with some of her friends right now but one gets the sense that it’s idle, jealous thought because she also sings about checking her texts about a thousand times – the usual frustrations. But she also sings about being lost in her love’s voice and also wondering what kind of person she has become and if she’s scared of being alone or if the love is real. The songwriting and arrangements cast these fairly pedestrian concerns in their proper melodramatic shape because everyone has been in a place where they can’t wait to see the one they love and going through the psychological gyrations and paces sorting through what they really feel and realizing that the insecurities are misplaced. Listen to “YOU YOU YOU” on Spotify, follow the Swedish artist at the links provided and look for Adée’s album Forward in 2020.