June 18, 2024
Oh yes, we already know what you're going to think: another song about impossible love? Yes, but this one is really excellent and particularly well-written. If that wasn't the case, it wouldn't be on IMC, by the way!
While Dutchman Sven Ross has just joined the IMC Family, it seems that the Netherlands still has plenty of artists we could fall in love with! Starting with MICHA, who after accumulating millions of streams as part of the duo Micah & Julia, launched a promising solo career after Covid. After an electronic turn earlier this year with the single "One Call Away", MICHA returns with a folk-pop ballad that will break your heart, or on the contrary help you get back on track if you're in love with someone with who you can never be.
The artist who was presented to us as a "more edgy version of Lewis Capaldi" offers in his new single "Dead End Of a Dream" a heartbreaking vocal performance, and he puts the problem of the love triangle on the table with this question inevitable: “do you let go or do you hold on?”. Taken from a 6-track EP released on Friday, this new track offers a new perspective on this kind of inextricable situation with very specific writing: "You can keep the pictures and the flowers /Just give me back the heartbeats and the hours", sings MICHA in the chorus.
Between regrets and resilience, the talented singer-songwriter sends a clear message which could be summed up as "If you don't want my love, give it back to me and I'll give it to someone else". With a melody that embeds itself in your brain without wanting to leave it for hours, "Dead End of a Dream" is the kind of song that you can listen to on repeat on a gray day, watching the rain fall by the window hoping for better days.
With a very professional production, worthy of the greatest pop hits of its generation, this track is brilliant due to its construction which alternates breaks and powerful parts, carried by a fragile acoustic guitar, which recalls the unstable balance of this impossible relationship. MICHA's absolutely fabulous voice gives this song all the power it needs to become a must-have that will still be remembered in a few years. And the in-depth, detailed writing, full of figures of speech, reminds us that in 2024, we can still find superb pop songs that aren't just "nah nah nah". A real hit potential that it would be a shame to miss.
Reach out to MICHA
