Slipping - Anna Orbison (LoFi Pop)  The key to Anna’s song Slipping is her incredibly strong vocal performance, which the song is smart to center. The 80s infused instrumental has a constant build, lead by a tight drum delay that helps sit the song comfortably in retro. But overall the instrumental is sparse, allowing Anna’s vocals to carry the track, and that they do. Her voice is rich and soulful, and importantly distinct among the crowded field of whispy breathy female vocals that permeate today’s music scene. This is a woman’s voice—weighty and focused, flowing like honey. When it comes to the lyrics, the song is a haunting ode to the demise of a relationship that is “slipping away.” Someone going through a similar circumstance needs this song as their mantra right now.

Best Lyric: “Giving him the best of me, and I’m tearing apart at the seams.”