Flying Without Wings - lilac frog (Pop) We’ve got a double feature with lilac frog’s Flying Without Wings. We start with Happy Ending, a JoJo worthy modern pop bop borrowing a bit from trap with the top percussion. Vocals are front and center with this track, with guest vocalist Mia Robson’s storytelling on full display with a lilting innocence. We particularly love the instrumental changeup in the chorus, which elevates the track to top 40 worthiness. lilac frog takes over on the lead vocals in Friends and Strangers in an anthemic ballad, continuing the innocent purity of vocal delivery but this time with an ear-pleasing, breathy husk wrapping around the voice. We love the distorted elements in the instrumental as well as the dampened piano at the end which really pulls on the heartstrings. All in all, lilac frog’s effort feels deeply personal and does an amazing job of pulling in the listener as a confidant in the melancholy of love lost.

Best Lyric: “Because I can’t bare to face the feeling of flying without wings, of trying out new things.”