keshi returns to treat hearts and evoke feelings with the new single, "Dream." A tender but conflicted ballad, it is an astrological expansion in his growing discography as he approaches the release of Requiem, his long-awaited sophomore album.
"Dream" is everything its title implies, airy, wistful , and drenched in the warmth of Keshi's signature falsetto. After a strum or two of lush acoustic guitars, he depicts love hanging between ecstasy and doubt. Drifting through a weightless melody, Keshi explores the confusion of desire and doubt, lovestruck with the person he should love while battling memories he can't let go of. His words land with an aching honesty. "She's a dream, the best thing to happen to me. She's a dream, all that I thought it could be. She's a dream come true, but I have nightmares, and it should've been you."
There's a muted destruction threading through "Dream," like Keshiis singing secrets into the ether, praying they'll evaporate before they get to the wrong ear. Swelling like a lullaby, the production is calming and weighed with unsaid desires, with a tender voice undertow, drawing you to the bottom of the "Dream" emotional current.
With "Dream," Keshi reaffirms himself as a master at creating personal and limitless sonic environments. With Requiem on the horizon, this latest single is a haunting reminder that sometimes even the sweetest dreams are taunted by what-ifs.