An infectious pop vitality shines on “GOOD IF I’M NOT,” a hooky new single from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and violinist Spencer Mackey. The discharge represents the ultimate single and lead observe from Mackey’s upcoming album, releasing on September 4th. Produced by the beforehand featured Cale Hawkins (Garth., Raveena, Arthur Moon), “GOOD IF I’M NOT” dazzles with its punchy rhythmic stomps and sharp synth work — bolstering a unbelievable, dynamic vocal efficiency from Mackey, which traverses from debonair introspection within the verses to a catching, heightened pitch in the course of the magnetic central hook, which asks “Don’t you hate how we play the sport?”
That specific query performs as a thematic centerpiece to the observe’s poignant messaging, addressing the impersonal, algorithm-driven social media age we discover ourselves in. “It describes the act of placing on face for the web, whereas barely holding it collectively behind the digital camera,” Mackey explains. “Play the sport, however I hate it,” his vocals emanate amidst starry-eyed synths in the course of the climactic bridge, seamlessly maneuvering into the pulsing vitality “placed on a present” vibrancy. An electro-laden vocal edge additionally enamors previous the two-minute mark, including a flexible tonal attraction earlier than the principle hook’s remaining re-emergence. “GOOD IF I’M NOT” is a radical replay-inducer from Spencer Mackey.
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This and different tracks featured this month could be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
The observe can also be featured within the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Rising Indie Pop.
