Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Siena Fantini captures a snapshot of teen love with her killer new single "poptart." It's a poignant, introspective swim through the absurd emotional waters of young infatuation, as our minds seize on the oddest, most trivial things when we're caught in the haze of someone special. On the surface, "poptart" plays like a whimsical walk through someone's memories. But listen closer, and it's Siena bearing her soul, assuming that down-to-earth openness that instantly resonates.
Fantini's storytelling is vivid and sensory, and you feel as if you're just sitting there next to her in some sunlit room, flipping through old mental photographs. It has a cinematic warmth to it, that indie-folk shift fitting for the all-star team behind its production. Recorded at Altamira Sound, "poptart" certainly has an all-star cast, featuring producer and bassist Sean Hurley, who lends the track a grounded kind of sincerity, and Grammy Award-winning engineer Darrell Thorp ensures that every emotion in the recording is evident.
This one glistens with the gentle sparkle of Harrison Whitford's guitar work, buoyed by Kiel Feher's delicate rhythmic touch, and by Taylor Mackall's atmospheric keys. "poptart" is a tender, achingly intense whisper of a song, full of heart and youthful honesty that's all too rare in today's slick pop. Siena Fantini has captured a feeling evanescent, dreamy, and achingly real. "poptart" is a smoldering reminder that sometimes, the moments we want to keep have tasted like nothing at all until they become everything.
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