NNancy's new single, "Murder On My Mind," hits like a gut punch. A mesmerizing mix of dark pop, electronic beats, and raw feeling, "Murder On My Mind" sounds like a confession in an advance-theme dorm. It's heartbreak you can dance along to, and it shows that NNancy is an artist willing to go for broke.
"Murder On My Mind" is a conflict of love versus disillusionment, expressed with vivid, incisive lyricism. NNancy doesn't simply sing about heartbreak excavates it. "You showed me all the good parts while kissing my scars" aches with bittersweet intimacy, while the discomfiting line "hoHowo kill a person you really are" lingers long after the music itself has faded. That kind of songwriting forces you to sit with your emotions even while the beat has you in motion.
"Murder On My Mind" glides between dark, brooding verses and a thunderous, high-energy, EDM-driven chorus that hits like a wave of emotion. NNancy's vocal performance is at the center, vacillating between soft vulnerability and sharpened ferocity, capturing the tension of love and treachery.
What makes 'Murder On My Mind' special is its capacity to make pain seem kind of euphoric. It's the soundtrack of late-night poring and the one you roll your windows down and blast in the car. NNancy is establishing a little niche for herself in the alt-pop world, and if this single is any indication, she's just getting warmed up. Listen once, and you'll want to hear it again and again it's just that some heartbreaks need a killer hook.