Los Angeles-based alt-pop rock artist Emily Ricks has enjoyed a monumental start to her musical career since debuting her vocals on the airwaves early last year. An accomplished entertainer at a young age, she has already made a name for herself as an actor, notably booking the role of Bonnie in Toy Story 3 at only eight years old. Successfully bringing her musical inclinations to the forefront of her fans’ attention, her work truly carries itself on its own merits. With a sound defined by intense yet danceable rhythms and earworm hooks, she has dominated her sphere more and more with every release. Her newest single “Dead to Me” breaks barriers for the young musician exceeds expectations by every definition and gives listeners a genuine taste of the artist’s creative proclivities.
The piece starts with gusto as a symphony of electric strings and keys takes listeners down a rabbit hole of electrifying and upbeat sounds to set the mood. Ricks’ vocals appear soon after to begin the narrative as she starts the story with the opening line “I’ve pretended so well I’ve even convinced myself that he’s an angel on earth while he destroys my mental health.”
Motivated by genuine feelings of personal growth, the single plays as an empowering anthem of the artist’s commitment to their own mental health and a willingness to put their innermost feelings on display to put a person who was once on a pedestal into the deepest corners of their mind and move on without them, all the better for the decision.
Written by Nick Gumas
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