European pop sensation ANTO is showing she’s an emotional storyteller too on her new single, “High on Love.” The song plunges into the intoxicating highs and embattled lows of love, that whirlwind of head-over-heels obsession when someone becomes your everything, and the more subtle threat when that figure starts to command you.
“High on Love” draws listeners into a realm where desire and dependency dance perilously close to one another. ANTO’s glossy vocals switch from luscious allure to cutting clarity, encapsulating the push-and-pull of a romance as exciting as it is consuming. Digging into the distance between affection and addiction, ANTO examines our human penchant for abdicating control to a lover, an impulse, or any of life’s temptations.
A bit of pop glint ventures into light territory on the group’s latest, which tempers its catchy lust with an undercurrent of tension that mirrors the euphoria of love, offset by potential danger. It’s witty and relatable, depicting how infatuation can cause the everyday to blur out around it so that there is only one person or feeling at the center of attention.
“High on Love” isn’t about giving up power. ANTO provides a nuanced but very soothing reminder that love, much like any addiction, can be intoxicating, but self-determination is both the heaven and the prize. In her hands, the king or queen metaphor is both personal and universal, everyone has what it takes to hold the strongest card in their own life. With this release, ANTO solidifies herself as an emerging voice of pop that’s unafraid to delve into the intoxicating blend of thrill, danger, and empowerment that is being human and falling dangerously in love.
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