Coming ahead of her forthcoming EP, Lucky With A Side Of Depression, NY artist Sofi Vonn’s new single Selfish is a slow-moving piece of emotive electronic R&B.
Opening with a vocal that depicts a dark dose of introspection, Selfish rides a minimal aesthetic. Clipped percussion, electronic bass tones and synth notes create a sense of uneasiness, as Vonn sings of giving into self-centred tendencies. The overall effect shuffles with a creeping sense of emotion, oscillating between desire and a kind of self-evaluation and criticism.
Vonn has created a piece of music that feels stripped naked and guilty — the embrace of dark desires that you know lead only to trouble, yet feel all the more alluring for that fact. Peaking synth melodies nudge Vonn forwards as she commits to fulfilling her selfish instincts.
Check out Selfish below, and look out for Lucky With A Side Of Depression from 12 December.