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Fallen Angel - Jadamarie (Dream Pop) To call Jadamarie’s latest effort a “song” is an injustice—it is truly an experience, and the most interesting, well crafted and engaging track we’ve listened to this year. This masterclass in musicality is like a three act movie. Act one sets the mood—some crowd wallah, a meaty bass guitar and some vinyl fuzz. When Jadamarie’s angelic voice kicks in, it’s a dreamy, harmonic, verby choral arrangement similar to some of the tracks on Adele’s recent album. A very retro vibe for sure. The result is something truly heavenly, and we particularly enjoyed the moments of dissonance in the melody—who does that now? Act two is the build, featuring some deeply satisfying tension and release—it’s a corridor leading you to the finale, and the listener falls like Alice down the rabbit hole. The third act amps things up by adding a crisp drumkit to the production. All we kept thinking was that this song would be a perfect opening credits to a movie. In sum, we are truly in awe of Jadamarie’s showcase of musical artistry on Fallen Angel and cannot recommend it enough.