Hearing Lulu Lais’ latest track feels like walking into someone else’s lucid dream and being immersed in an environment detailed far too intricately to escape. ‘Waiting For A Call’ is a blip, a momentary and fleeting piece of neo-soul or trip-hop music that relies on capturing you in a slow and heavy bubble that numbs your senses as you float inside. Late nights, wallowing in sadness over a longing heartbreak or even just a tinder date gone wrong, its wonderfully cathartic and relaxing. Sad boy hours are for everyone, after all. Any relationship that’s going south and causing you all kinds of worry and pain should be a reason to let go, but more often than not, we can’t help but pour our love and energy into it.
The resounding Frank Ocean influence rings true throughout the piece, his moody yet flamboyant production energy reigning supreme. Entirely performed, recorded, and engineered by Lulu herself, it’s a testament to the young artists capability and ceiling. In an intentional sense, ‘Waiting for a Call’ is meant to be a cathartic journey, one that allows someone going through something toxic and traumatic to process it and move on with strength. It does so with an intimacy and delicateness that keeps you at a blissful ease. A remarkably structured and produced piece of neo-soul.