Opening with a sumptuous acoustic tone, Alex Di Leo’s Following Feelings is a delightful piece of commercial pop that’s just innately infectious from start to finish. It’s the perfect summer bop of a track, one that just has you feeling liberated in every sense of the word. You yearn to jump out and seize the moment, capturing every opportunity and desire that you chose not to pursue for whatever internal or external struggle that held you back. If the title wasn’t enough of a giveaway, the passion behind Di Leo’s vocal performance and the bounce and emotion behind the production will have you in an elevated state of elation.
I picture myself running while hearing this song, running and contemplating all the things I yearn to do, all the desires I’ve cast aside and all the experiences I am yet to have. It fills you with a belief that these are all worth fighting for, worth chasing, and worth believing in. The right kind of power pop to instil hope.