There’s a special energy I associate with dancehall music, a liberating feeling that places it in the upper echelons of music that’s bound to put you in a great mood. On Lexxicon’s latest, he uses the call of seagulls to immediately transport you to the beach. His r&b vocal performance, smooth and soulful but loaded with a suave swagger gives a style to the piece. Using electronic beats, he’s able to transcend into a form of dancehall worth recognising as his own.
There’s an energy that oozes throughout the track, pervading over each lick, lyric, and beat. It compels you to move, to swagger alongside Lexxicon’s sumptuous vocals. It’s a love song about a relationship that he’s addicted to, the kind wherein you can’t help but be intoxicated by every little thing your partner does. They have complete and utter control and you’re hopelessly but gladly in for the ride.
The Toronta based artist has managed to accrue a significant fandom within his own nook and cranny of the world. Slowly but surely, he’s breaking the walls down to international stardom through a sound and visual aesthetic that’s distinctively his own. If you want to move with purpose, this is for you.