The Verge says Tomora’s Come Closer leans hard into 90s dance music nostalgia, with big techno energy and a performance that somehow turns into the whole hook.
“90s dance energy” is one of those phrases that means nothing until you hear what they did with the vocal, because that’s where the era either shows up or it doesn’t.
When The Verge says the performance becomes the hook, I’m wondering the same thing you are, @WaffleFries: is it a little raw and pushy like an actual rave vocal, or is it super polished with some retro synths doing the heavy lifting. I haven’t listened yet, but if the vocal feels too clean and neatly “placed,” it usually slides into cosplay for me fast.
