In "Lost in the Dark," Kavita Baliga takes us on a time travel mission featuring an emotional throwback to 80s power ballads with a distinctly sleek and modern twist. This 2025 reinterpretation is a celebration of the ridiculousness, drama, and soaring melodies that made the era impossible to forget. Baliga's smooth, emotive voice straddles a line somewhere between openness and strength. There's an inviting warmth in her delivery that draws you in, so that each lyric feels personal while keeping the song's universal sweep that you'll find on tried-and-true power ballads of old. Fans of Roxette and the Scorpions will instantly recognize the touch of inspiration, but Baliga's talent makes the song entirely her own.
The production is well-crafted, with Michael Thompson's electric guitar moment taking place at precisely 3:12. Thompson's voice is front and center, his signature growl slicing through the mix, sounding as gritty as it is regal, and lifting the track from homage to anthemic greatness. Behind the curtain, the 33-time Grammy-winning engineer Craig Bauer is working his magic, ensuring each note is better heard, inside fuller, and clearer than before, as the lush horns and jaunty instrumentation dance around the soulful, intimate tone of Baliga.
"Lost in the Dark" is a song to think about, as well as dance to, that recalls the kind of fierce joy and sense of empowerment that once came with the great ballads of history. You can almost hear stadiums aglow with an anthem of emotion, yet Baliga's intimate voice roots it, makes it relatable, and makes it utterly contemporary. More than just a stylistic exercise, the track is a testament to what Baliga can do with a classic form while still making it fresh for modern ears. There are moments when you may have to stop, smile, and sing along, and it's those moments of magic that inspired Baliga to write the song in the first place. On "Lost in the Dark," Kavita Baliga doesn't so much revisit the arena-friendly power ballad as reinvent it in her soaring, heartfelt image, a timeless and utterly unforgettable experience altogether.
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