2024 has also been the year of Addison Rae. ‘Diet Pepsi’, despite its sound indebted to Lana Del Rey, has managed to break into the top 50 of Spotify Global, after a few months of doubts (it is now in position 60, its peak has been position 28). In addition, Rae has just appeared in the Grammy nominations for the remix of ‘Von dutch’ by Charli xcx with AG Cook (although the award would go to AG Cook, author of the remix).
While ‘Diet Pepsi’ is gaining ground (the song has reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Singapore), another Addison Rae single deserves the world’s attention. ‘Aquamarine’ is the Song of the Day for today, Sunday.
‘Aquamarine’ recovers a very nostalgic typical pop-dance sound, typical of the late 90s and early 2000s. The production is done by two hands by Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjärd, that is, it is Swedish-made, and it is so “aquatic” as its title suggests, turquoise in color. Addison is, in any case, the first credited composer.
But the music of ‘Aquamarine’ is also referential (as was ‘Diet Pepsi’). Specifically, its flashes of Eurodance make one think of other equally danceable and atmospheric works by Madonna (‘Nothing Really Matters’), Britney Spears (‘Breathe on Me’) or Kylie Minogue (‘Fragile’). Over the base, Addison Rae sings a dreamy melody that immerses the artist in a sweet trance.
A song of “self-discovery,” according to Addison Rae, ‘Aquamarine’ delivers good pop without being too head-banging. Her video clip does not forget that Addison comes from TikTok, but it includes street choreography that is reminiscent of another classic video from the 2000s, ‘Forever More’ by Moloko.
