Setting the tone with a bold church organ and the voice of an ordained minister saying, “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today… to mourn the loss of…”, Tori Boltwood opens her new single Wicked Woman by completing the wedding-funeral hybrid phrase with the word “love”, followed by a series of cackles.

Wicked Woman expands into a cinematic alternative-pop R&B frequency as Tori Boltwood sings emotively on themes of the human condition, love as a drug, the truth, empowerment and self-assuredness.

With melodic detailing featuring dimensional bass, synth-organ detailing, bold drums, reversed sample detailing and intricate percussion, we are hypnotized by Tori Boltwood‘s delivery and soundscape.

Speaking on the record, Tori says, “Wicked Woman was written to embody a fierce anthem about the respect of women and all people deserve.”

The rising artist from Fort Worth adds, “It was created because I was struggling with my own internal strength and confidence. How I was experiencing that I was being judged and labeled by others simply for the fact I am a woman.”

“This song is about how women and people in general don’t have to be controlled by social pressures. That any human being doesn’t have to have to love of another to love themselves and who they are as an individual”, she adds with wisdom and nuance.

We love Tori Boltwood‘s message and have added Wicked Woman to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream her wider discography!

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Setting the frequency with an enigmatic textured risers and emotive keys, Tori Boltwood opens her latest single, Stay on the moon, with the lyrics, “Stay on the moon, cos I don’t wanna see you change…”

As the song expands, we experience celestial soundscaping and emotive vocals as Tori tells the story of “how we must acknowledge that loving someone isn’t always enough to keep them in your life” .

The rising artist from Fort Worth continues, “There are important moments where life requires you to make the difficult choice for what’s best for not only your mental and emotional health, but the health of both people involved.”

The cinematic opus has an out-of-this-world energy that is designed to mimic the metaphorical atmosphere of space travel. Tori says “the goal was to make the listener feel as if they where a part of a scene that took part in the endless vastness of space.”

Speaking on how art can help one’s mental well-being, Tori expresses that Stay on the moon “was my version of therapy. It allowed me to work through my pain and anger of the loss that inspired it and instead of being lost in those feelings I was able to focus on writing a song that could possibly help other people through their own pain.”

We love the intention that Tori Boltwood shares with her artistry and going deeper, Tori cites Elvis, Cher and Adele as influences, although it is clear that she is creating a universe of her own.

We have added Stay on the moon to our New Music Spotlight playlist and have been exploring Tori Boltwood‘s wider discography including Cry Baby and I love you more.

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