Dreaming of Citra put us in a trance with their new single ‘Hostage’, a observe you received’t need to get up from.
Dreaming of Citra – Hostage
Dreaming of Citra are a 5-piece indie-rock band from Manchester. Assembly one another by adverts on JoinMyBand, they rapidly shaped a proficient lineup, creating dance-inducing but emotionally charged music. They beforehand launched the singles ‘Sundown Kisses’ in 2023, which was featured on BBC Introducing ‘Bitter’, and ‘Out There Someplace’ in 2024. Now, they’ve come again with a vengeance with their newest single ‘Hostage’ an infectious, carefree tune that’ll get anybody up dancing!
The very first thing we hear within the observe are echo-laced vocals, washed in reverb. From right here, we delve straight into the only with a clear and rhythmic bassline, together with a hook-laden guitar riff. An ethereal vocal observe emerges, evoking a way of caprice, like clouds drifting over the instrumental. We then attain the refrain for the primary time, which looks like a sonic haze, blurring the strains between creativeness and actuality, making us really feel as if we’re utterly in a dream state.
We’re then thrown again into the actual world, the vocals are nonetheless whimsical, however that distinguished bass and catchy guitar riff we heard earlier than burst straight again in, snapping us immediately out of the daydream we had been simply misplaced in through the refrain.
“This single is sort of a mild trance you don’t need to get away of.”
In the course of the second verse, we hear the lyrics: “Informed you to not fear, informed you to not fret, I’m not in search of anybody else,” which provides us the story behind the track—maybe being infatuated with somebody, not solely wanting them and no person else, but additionally wanting them to be simply as lovesick for you. We get this concept once more from the lyrics within the bridge: “Take into consideration me and take me hostage,” main effortlessly into the outro of the track, the place it fades away seamlessly.
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Written by Sian Evans.
