Setting the tone with enigmatic keys and immersive guitar, Johanna Dadap opens The World’s Gone Up In Smoke with atmospheric vocals and introspective lyrics, as she sings, “Is it something that I said, or was it something that you did, or has the world gone crazy like I knew that it always would?”
The opus expands into a thought-provoking and symbolic piece as Johanna delivers meaningful prose, a timeless soundscape and lyrical gems including the hook “The world’s gone up in smoke, and mother nature’s broke, but she’s too young to die…”
We appreciate the vocal harmonies and Johanna’s poetic prowess and we could imagine that fans of David Bowie and NEO 10Y would be able to connect with the soundscape and message respectively.
The guitar performance is enchanting, intertwined with Johanna Dadap‘s charismatic delivery. The finale of the track builds into a climatic energy with soaring strings and bold drums and we are in awe.
The composition comes with a hypnotizing music video featuring an authentic performance from our protagonist, as she plays her acoustic guitar in a field, and at one with nature, holding a microphone.
We love her command for attention to her message with the lyrics, “Am I singing now., am I singing and what did I say? Ears are ringing now, ears are ringing and what did I say?”
We learn that the Filipino pop artist was supported with additional instrumentation and production by Paul ‘Taffy’ White, to bring her poignant environmental and cultural message to life. She confesses, “The lyrics are an impassioned plea for foresight and wisdom in a time where it seems these are in woefully short supply.”
We appreciate the depth of what the rising artist is sharing, and have added The World’s Gone Up In Smoke to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream Johanna Dadap‘s wider discography including On Your Own and Make You Happy.