Frances Eliza Reveals Her Most Cinematic Sound Yet with "Kind of Love"
Coming out of Asheville, NC, Frances Eliza returns with her newest single, "Kind of Love." This song perfectly brings to life Frances' combination of heartfelt lyricism mixed with charming, indie-pop sounds. Frances captivates listeners with haunting vocals and a poetic story and once again proves why she is a name to know in the indie-folk and pop communities. "Kind of Love" feels like a score for a rom-com, lush, emotional, and yet introspective, encouraging listeners to wander along the fine line between love and obsession.
From the very first guitar progression of the song, "Kind of Love" immediately takes on a dreamy yet melancholic feeling. Frances weaves her layered vocals over the instrumentation so that you can feel the emotion and depth of the song. Frances' instrumentation is beautifully rich with guitars that are covered in reverb and further develop its emotional punch with a soaring solo. The song embodies the yearning of wanting a relationship that feels more real in the mind than in the real world. When she sings, "I'm watching every move you make, it's all a sign," there is a sense of self-awareness and vulnerability, admitting that love can be something we create and chase as an illusion.
It all comes back to Frances' appreciation of romantic dramas and the emotional rollercoaster that is idealized love, which inspired "Kind of Love." This is a song that feels both cinematic and intimately personal, experienced through Frances' deft handling of narrative depth and pop sensitivity. Yet the bridge, with its cosmetic harmonies and swelling instrumentation, resonates as one of the most powerful moments in her catalog thus far.
Frances Eliza draws from the influences of artists like Joni Mitchell, The Cranberries, and Taylor Swift in creating songs that exist in between raw vulnerability and artistic sophistication. Her earlier tracks, "Notice Me" and "Nowhere," hinted towards this moment, yet "Kind of Love" feels distinctively different and, artistically, much more of a step forward.
As Frances continues to perform throughout North Carolina, her increasingly fervent fanbase can expect much of this inventive mixture of folk-inspired storytelling and modern indie-pop sensibility. "Kind of Love" is an exploration of desire and imagination, in addition to being a love song, and how beauty lies in the imperfections of forming connections with other humans.
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