Intentions' new electronic music, "pastfears," is in the middle of a renaissance. Releases that move the needle from the likes of Salute, 2hollis, and Bassvictim have made the genre feel more alive than ever. However, while the heavyweights continue to rule the roost, the real magic is being cooked up, who are honing the future, one track at a time.
Originally from Michigan, Intentions has already made waves with two albums and a series of genre-freeing singles. Now, he returns with "Past Fears," a song that solidifies him as one of electronic music's most exhilarating new voices. A dazzling mixture of hyper pop, dream pop, digicore, and cybergoth cloud rap, "Pastfears" is as heedlessly beguiling as magnetic bending high-gloss production with heart-wrenching sold emotions and unfadeable hooks.
There's a precious artistry in Intentions' work, a fine line between chaos and cohesion. His sound is in a similar experimental mold to Cashmere Cat, 100 gecs, and Brakence, but it's his own. Proof of that is "pastfears," which weaves together warped vocal chops, shimmering synths and pulsating beats into an aural experience that feels like a walk into the future.
Intentions remain impossible to box with its every release, cementing the reality that innovation as an idea is not only alive in electronic music but flourishing. "pastfears" is a statement. And if this gives any indication of what's in store, 2025 is going to sound a whole lot different.