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Lana Crow’s “Japrisot” is brightness in its melody and suspense in its concept. The indie singer-songwriter’s latest single combines dazzling 80s synth-pop memories, pounding drum machines, and an unmistakably coastal spirit to create a piece that feels tailor-made for open-road summer travels.
Produced by Grammy winner Tristan Boston, "Japrisot" combines instant exuberant musical character with a darker psychological edge. The end product is a song that can be bright and carefree on the surface, but has striking tension beneath the surface that lends a fascinating sense of contradiction to its irresistible melodies.
Inspired by Sébastien Japrisot’s suspense novel The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun, that influence helps explain the song’s peculiar blend of motion, atmosphere, and mystery. Crow takes that influence and puts a current pop spin on it, with 80s-tinged synth textures and rhythmic drive that make for a great backdrop for something more psychologically charged.
“Japrisot” has a casual summer appeal. Its synth-driven nature and forward-moving production call to mind warm roads, wide skies, and windows-down listening, but its darker conceptual base saves it from becoming just another feel-good seasonal song.