CHAR has power. Not just in her music, but in her voice, her delivery, and her emotion. The up and coming London based singer is a pop star in the making, slowly carving out her niche as a force to be reckoned with in the commercial pop sphere today. Across her four track EP, aptly titled ‘Simpler Times’, she brings to life plaintive, melancholic, and euphoric emotions almost wholly through the verve and passion behind her vocal performance. The production across Simpler Times is a means to an end, a meticulously crafted set of layers that accentuate every vocal note that CHAR is able to breathe to life.
On the lead and titular track, CHAR describes the need for resilience in the face of adversity. Simpler Times is all about remaining strong, despite all the hardship thrown on you. Through all the internal mental struggles we go through, just remaining alive, breathing, and staying collected makes all the difference. The plaintive atmosphere just sets for a magically tonally astute piece of pop that makes more and more connection as it builds and crescendos. On ‘Got Me Feeling’ the production is a bit more liberated, a more freeing and energetic piece that has you relishing that fresh and intoxicating energy of a new love. It’s a sensual piece, filled with lust and desire as central emotions beautifully evoked through production and performance.
CHAR is no stranger to speaking out about subjects close to her and resonates with the political climate as a founder of the mental health not-for-profit organisation Mad Millennials.
You can almost tell four tracks in that CHAR is a wave just waiting to crash. Her style and skill as a pop artist are unquestionable. At one end innovative, but also on the other skilled in what we crave, her latest EP ‘Simpler Times’ is a pitch perfect piece of commercial pop to sink into.