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SweetCandy shines in heart-wrenching new single “Better Blind”
SweetCandy’s latest single, “Better Blind,” he’s peeled back from the glitter and glam to release a stripped-down, emotion-wrenching ballad that hits the listener right in the gut at the deep end of love and the pain that comes with it. Used to his playful pop anthems and sugar-coated hooks, SweetCandy comes as a shock with hauntingly raw confessions of what it’s like to love someone to the depths of your guts, despite not wanting to watch the cracks appear.
“Better Blind” is not your everyday love song. It isn’t the story of some happy ending fairy tale romance. Instead, it’s the underlying emotional risk we take when we open our hearts to someone despite the red flags flapping in the wind. “Blind” “I like it better when I’m blind,” SweetCandy croons, his quavering voice tinged with an aching vulnerability that encapsulates that dangerous feeling of throwing yourself headfirst into love, even when you know it’s going to smash you.
“Better Blind” stands out because it is somehow light and haunting at the same time. The production is spare and atmospheric, putting SweetCandy’s voice at the forefront. His vocal delivery is gentle but firm, like his whispering to the listener on the other end of a late-night phone call, mascara smudging, heart exploding.
“Better Blind” should strike a chord with anyone who’s ever embraced love against their better judgment. SweetCandy is tapping into something universal: Occasionally, we’d prefer to feel anything, even pain, than feel nothing. It’s not a weakness. It’s emotional bravery.
Judging from this song, SweetCandy has struck the perfect balance of personal but not self-indulgent. It’s a song thu make for the playlist you stumble upon after midnight, the one stacked with songs you wouldn’t admit knocked you around a bit too much. With “Better Blind,” SweetCandy shows he’s a storyteller who doesn’t mind showing he’s scars. Whether falling in love, falling apart, or somewhere in between, this song will encircle you like a sad, lovely memory.
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Lana Crow turns challenges into a celebration with “Laugh With You”
“Laugh With You,” the latest single from Lana Crow, is a sincere rallying cry to embrace life in all its messy, beautiful mess. In the song, indie pop and alt-pop combine to deliver an emotional blow that feels both personal and universal.
“Laugh With You” feels like an instant connection, and Crow is telling you stories of hard times with a cozy, knowing smile. This song is as much about struggle as it is about how strong you are. It serves as a reminder that these struggles are simply what give us the strength to keep going, even when life is tough.
Crow encourages people to welcome them, create happiness in the cracks, and laugh even as the world gets heavy. The result is a song that delicately nudges you to love and embrace yourself. It is an anthem for anyone experiencing tough times who refuses to give up hope. Lana Crow continues to demonstrate her songwriting skills, both musically pleasing and emotionally rich, with “Laugh With You.”
It’s a reminder that it’s how we respond to tough times, rather than how they affect us, that’s key. With this song, not only does Crow provide us with music, but she also lets us know that sometimes a laugh is what we need to remember that there is always something to smile about and that, even when it feels like life has waged war against you, laughter can still be found.
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Lisa Boostani creates a mesmerizing tidal realm in “Ocean”
Lisa Boostani’s “Ocean” takes you deep into a sensory world where body, spirit, and myth come together, beyond the surface of genre. Boostani makes a soundscape that is both ethereal and deeply human by combining the broad essence of psychedelic pop with the strong appeal of alternative rock.
Her voice rises as if it is coming from deep within her, shaped by emotion rather than action. She intentionally channels the intangible, turning weakness into strength rather than a source of pain, and “Ocean” tells people to get involved in this inner world, not just watch it. This release is an integral part of her first EP, “One,” which will come out in March 2026 and is based on love, sensuality, and unity.
If “Ocean” is any indication, the EP will show sensuality not as something pretty, but as a kind of spiritual intelligence, a way to know yourself by connecting with others. The song’s textures and structure have an aquatic quality, moving between clarity and delirium, rhythm and freedom. Its emotional focus is on immersion instead of resolution.
The striking quality of “Ocean” is the blend of the mystical worlds. Boostani understands that strength often shows up as gentleness and that deep feelings are better expressed through frequencies than words. She wants people to see consciousness as immediacy, sensation as truth, and openness as an undeniable strength.
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