Sandra Joseph
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Truth - "SUMMER'S OVER"
Before the drop of his first album since December 2018, comes this amazing single “SUMMER’S OVER”. Truth is back and delivers yet another outstanding record that has his audience in awe. It’s the sequel to his 2020 hit single “The Summer” which made its way onto my Spotify playlists and into my soul this summer. The song instantly starts out with a double vocal, pop-rap verse as the beat fades in, grabbing the listener’s attention instantly. A lyric in verse #1 that really stood out to me is one that appears to be very metaphoric; “flowers might not flourish (yea), please don’t be a serpent (yea)”. Given the title “SUMMER’S OVER”, we know as the summer weather comes to a halt we tend to lose beautiful aspects such as our flowery gardens and maybe the overall warmth within our hearts. Summer is a time where most people tend to go out with family and friends to enjoy the sunshine and have fun. Most are on vacation from school or work and have all the time in the world to make life long memories. When summer break is over it’s back to work, back to school and the world of stresses reappear. This is definitely the cause of why people feel forced to turn on their serious mode and become a bit cold. That’s what I get out of the lyric above. Now onto the chorus, Truth always delivers a catchy, vibrant chorus for his listeners. In this chorus, he explains that in the moment things might be over but it’s guaranteed to return and next time he’ll seal the deal and secure his love interest’s heart. “We’ll be warm again and be more than friends” - Truth. His lyrics have really deep meaning when you look beyond the surface, although they’re usually easy and fun to sing along to. The second verse was outstanding, he starts out singing, showcasing his vocals before jumping into a super vibe to end of the verse. His rhymes are always on point and if his music was a movie, it’d for sure be a “feel-good” genre. My favorite part in this song comes at the 2:32 mark where the beat retracts then instantly starts back up and a new twist on the chorus comes thru as the outro. I absolutely love how he closed this song. Not to be biased but this has to be my new personal favorite and I’ll have it on repeat for years to come during the non-summer months.
By Sandra Joseph 3 years ago in Beat
Truth "The Summer"
For those of you that don't know this new artist, his name is Truth. His real name is Brandon Hack, a singer-songwriter and producer born in Toronto,Canada. Formerly known as "Lil Truth" the "lil" appeared to be removed from his stage name in early 2021. Now for the breakdown, I discovered this song on Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist where I instantly fell in love with his sound and message. His vocals in the opening moments of the song gave me Michael Jackson type vibes; "baby girl put it all on me, damn girl put it all on me, it's not a game but I'm going all in, I put my heart and my soul in it". It continues on to an amazingly catchy hook professing the comparison for his love with the summer and a special girl. Overall I can make the accurate assumption that he's a lover boy and the soulful energy pushed out in this song makes it an instant underground pop classic. He infuses radio pop along with rnb and hiphop elements that make him unique in this era of music. As soon as I began listening to this song I felt hooked like I found the next best artist. Sometimes as a listener we find that one song that pulls us in wanting more and more. "The Summer" definitely has the replay factor, it's not too long but also not too short; clocking in at a moderate 2 minutes and 56 seconds. It's the perfect song to have on your playlist at any time of the year including winter although it's about summertime. During the cold winter days many of us dream about the warmth of summer, so it's a perfect song to just kick back and either reminisce to or look forward to your next summer while dreaming away.
By Sandra Joseph 3 years ago in Beat