Korean R&B singer Saay has unveiled her new digital single, “Domino,” the primary she has made in seven months following her earlier single, “RollerCoaster.”
Saay’s sultry vocals and the gorgeousness of R&B music combine with an all-English “Domino” for an immersive and heartfelt listening expertise. Using lyrics comparable to “How I lose my cool/I’m a mess, feelin’ careless now/Wanna feel alive and breathin’ out/I forgot how to feel/How to treat these demons/Let them go,” the artist, who additionally wrote and co-composed the music, digs deeper into her raveled feelings and the way they converse to her pursuit of success in life. She conjures an acute sense of anticipation and nervousness about one’s profession and no matter challenges include it, inviting one to take pleasure in related feelings by way of “Domino.”
Its pathos and profound message are pronounced by way of a wealthy soundscape—lush music and vocal preparations. Saay’s lovely vocal texture adorned with pure vibrato works greatest in echoing the nuanced emotions that say issues about striving by way of every step in direction of one of the best, constructing pleasure, however the truth that an oversight or one incorrect can have a series response crumbling issues akin to the domino impact builds apprehension alongside. In Saay’s phrases, “I wanted to express our feelings of insecurity and imperfectness. I had to do it for me and for us.”
Saay teamed up with the favored male dance group We Dem Boyz and dancer Iban for the music’s music video. She performs with method and charm in opposition to backdrops that alternate between quiet hues, her intent gaze, and expressions producing robust feelings rooted within the music. While the video is uncomplicated, the spotless up to date dance routines, crisp strains, variations, and high quality actions of all—in excellent sync by way of fluid transitions between tones, frames, and pictures—all add to the overarching “Domino” vibe. Intermittent all-glittery close-ups of Saay function vibrant visible interludes.
“Domino” is Saay’s story, and in my thoughts, it additionally implies a therapeutic energy achieved over her protracted profession by way of completely different conditions. She debuted in 2012 because the chief of the quintet EvoL and after its disbandment in 2015, Saay signed with Universal Music Korea, heralding an essential shift to a extra creatively unrestricted solo profession. Her music, as in “Domino,” has honest melodies, elaborate vocal preparations, and intimate lyrics, fused with hip-hop, soul, and R&B substances. Since her solo debut in 2017, Saay has launched a number of singles and albums and has additionally collaborated with numerous artists, notably Snoop Dog, Crush, and extra.