We recently featured Nekter Gun when he teamed up with Shannon Hawley on her emotive, introspective and existential single, Mercy, so when we heard that he had just released Don’t Wanna See You Leave, we couldn’t wait to experience it.
Drawing us in with an intricate and dimensional, textured riser, Nekter Gun opens Don’t Wanna See You Leave with a majestic pop vocal from Pat Ross, and immersive keys as they share the situational prose, “First you push me away, turn around and you want me to stay, it burns me up when you play these games, taking up my time, blowing up my mind…”
Don’t Wanna See You Leave expands into a progressive-pop opus with intricate sound design, and a charismatic and emotive performance. We love the cerebral synth and atmospheric vocals with an incredible range, as the track builds to a pulsating chorus with an incredible EDM-adjacent drop.
The soundscape from Nekter Gun is out of this world, and Pat Ross‘s performance is mesmerizing perfection. We learn that Don’t Wanna See You Leave is designed to capture “the emotional rollercoaster of having to say goodbye again to a longtime on and off again lover.” We appreciate the timeless elements and the authentic performance which gives listeners “a vivid picture of someone who knows that it’s time to stand their ground and not be strung along by their lover any longer.”
Nekter adds with reference to his intention for the track, “Don’t Wanna See You Leave is one of those songs where we really wanted to reach into someone’s heart and tear it out of their chest. We tried hard to convey that feeling of deeply loving someone but also that feeling of desperation when you know you’re about to lose them.”
Nekter Gun is a multi-genre music artist hailing from Cochabamba, Bolivia, and now based in Asbury Park, New Jersey. His unique sound blends elements of house, dance hall, reggae, and future bass.
The talented star cites a wide range of music as his influence, including classic rock legends like the Eagles and Pink Floyd as well as Bob Marley, as well as Sublime, Incubus, Infected Mushroom, and Daft Punk. We learn that in his 20s he dove even further into electronic music and became influenced by various electronic artists like Kaskade, Calvin Harris, Deadmau5 and Skrillex, which we can feel come through in his sound design, but overall, there is no uncertainty that he is creating a super polished sound of his own.
We have added Don’t Wanna See You Leave to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream his wider discography including Bump & Dip, Too Young, and Neon Night.