Pandora’s Box is the new song from Chinese-German singer-songwriter MOUI. Something about this sounds a little perfect for this time of year, and MOUI acknowledges that herself, describing the song’s arrival in “the slumber of this winter season”. The song starts with a delicate sounding vocal that suggests walks outside in the crisp December air — there is something a little frost-like about the sound.
Things change gear as the song hits the drop, however. Big, crunchy bass enrobes that vocal with something that feels like a warm, magical coat. Deep, glitchy electronics establish a solid foundation for what previously felt insecure — the stabilising force for what originally felt fragile.
Describing Pandora’s Box, MOUI said:
“I like to think of it as a calming lullaby that makes you hover above the ground. Like dancing on a soft cloud and setting aside the duties that tie you to this world. But here comes the reality check, it's a temporary escape as we're not done yet, we face the somewhat dull reality of now, and we deal with our fears that were suppressed and locked like in the myth of Pandora. This feeling of flying and falling is manifested into the bubbly and glitchy future-bass instrumental.”
Check out Pandora’s Box by MOUI below.