Lucille Two’s Richly Melodic Synth Pop Single “Seasons” is a Soothing Song About the Art of Letting Go

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Lucille Two’s vivid tones enhance the emotional complexity of the synth pop single “Seasons.” The sequenced melodies and guitar accents provide a sort of gently uplifting context for Trudy Bennett’s introspective vocals as she sings about a situation in which she’s let go of a relationship in which she now sees is long in the rearview and the processing the potential painful memories involved required a touch of disassociation to have the proper perspective. To embrace not knowing fully how you feel about the other person or about why it all eventually went sideways or dissolved. But knowing that you don’t want to go back and that any appeal that was once there is gone and you’re better in your head and in life because of it. The orchestration of melody and rhythm is reminiscent of a certain era of chillwave and how that music was the perfect vehicle for nuanced emotional expression but Lucille Two here doesn’t tap into feelings of nostalgia so much as a sense of moving forward out of the temptation of fond memories that can get us to gloss over when things weren’t so glowing. Listen to “Seasons” on Spotify and follow Lucille Two at the links below.

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Lucille Two’s Effervescent and Psychedelic Single “Pixels” is a Concise Commentary on the Nature of Our Digital Lives

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The economy of songwriting on Lucille Two’s “Pixels” is impressive from the beginning. Without cutting corners on the crafting of exquisite yet minimal layers of melody and expertly placed tones the single catches your ear with Trudy Bennett’s winsome vocals, perfect rhythmic accents, vintage Mellotron sounds and more modern drifts of synth and psychedelic vocal processing. The song is both moody and effervescent, a combination we don’t hear often enough and at just two minutes nine seconds the song is all essence and none of the fluff of an extended intro or outro that make far too many songs tiresome. Instead “Pixels” invites an instant replay. The lyrics seem to be a commentary on the unsatisfying, ephemeral, illusory nature of out lives on digital platforms but without rancor simply stating “It’s all a fantasy.” And a fantasy isn’t necessarily negative. Listen to “Pixels” on YouTube and follow the band Lucille Two at the links provided.

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