Sinner - Perry Ripley (Indie Rock/Pop) Perry’s haunting baritone is the perfect delivery method for the well crafted lyrics of Sinner. Smartly playing on the theme, Sinner’s midtempo belt makes it an obvious choice for anyone’s karaoke night. The song plays like a dance—we envision a gothic waltz—that could easily feature on a show like New Adventures of Sabrina or any of those gothic supernatural shows currently in vogue on all the streaming sites. On the technical side, the first thing we noticed was how well this tracked is mixed and balanced, avoiding the common choice of making the vocal significantly louder than the instrumental. Instead, Sinner is well baked. We also really enjoyed the the addition of a distortion on the vocals and guitar to separate the chorus from the verses to really make it a moment. Blast this one in your car and don’t mind the onlookers as you belt along with Perry.

Best Lyric: “I cut off my wings for you.”