19-year-old, emerging, French-born pop artist Loréne can has dreamt of being a singer since she was a girl. She wrote her first songs in her room, by herself — initially without daring to finish them.
A few years pass by and she starts timidly singing in local bars and restaurants. Those experiences open the doors to cabaret and the orchestra. Last year, the French artist decided to throw herself fully into music. She notes that like countless other young artists, she had to face the doubts and fears that prevented her from attempting to pursue her dreams.
Her debut single, the Whosinnocent co-written and produced “Across the Universe” is an anthemic, pop confection featuring twinkling and atmospheric synths serving as a lush yet ethereal bed for the emerging French artist’s remarkably self-assured delivery. While sonically reminding me of Haerts and others, lyrically and thematically, “Across the Universe” finds it narrator trusting a larger power — the universe itself. And as a result, it’s simultaneously hopeful and an acceptance of our smallness.
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