The Star Prairie Project Just Dropped a Pop Single

A new single release from The Star Prairie Project showcases a completely different side of songwriting and approach with a song that reaches into a pop and contemporary undertone that breeds a cinematic backbone and feels warm and welcoming right from the start.

"Down Boy" joins The Star Prairie Project with vocalist Ivy Marie, who does an outstanding job of delivering such soulful approaches to the song and gives it this very unique atmosphere that certainly feels cinematic but also has this kind of honesty to it, showcasing her character as well.

This song is smooth and subtle all the way through. It's got this pop overtone that has a color to it, and you find yourself connecting to it in different ways.

For some of us, memories of our own will pop into our heads as we listen to the track because its premise and feel almost seem like it could have served as part of the soundtrack to a certain chapter in our own lives, and I think that's something beautiful because it's so rare.

Along with the alluring and beautiful vocals, there is this '90s style beat, and the percussion is layered so you have slight percussion hits that come in between the main beats and give the song more flavor.

The guitars are straightforward and provide that warmth I mentioned earlier. It's a beautiful progression that has a brightness to it. The whole thing feels spirited in its own way.

The fun thing about this track is that there's so much attention to that percussion. The percussion approach really drives the song and helps give it the aesthetic it was meant to have, so I feel like there was a lot of attention to detail paid to that aspect of the song the most.

Ivy brings a particular tone to her vocals. It's got a kind of raw energy to it even though she's not belting out. She's singing with a smoothness but it feels sort of intense in its own way.

She comes up with all these gorgeous little melody hooks that bring on that additional color and character, and the whole thing comes through with such a catchy feel.

For me, this was not only connective but a little bit nostalgic simply because it bred a bit of that '90s pop feel as I mentioned earlier. That aesthetic is evident on this track, but either way, this is a song that has a way of wrapping its arms around you, and I love songs like that because you catch that feeling.

Now, The Star Prairie Project is showing different colors with these new releases. Previous to this release was another one that just dropped called "Poor Pitiful Me" and that track showcase the completely different side of songwriting so I feel like if these two songs are going to be part of the upcoming record set to release this summer, we're in for some great diversity in soundscape, texture, song writing, arrangement, and hopefully even more collaborations.

The Star Prairie Project is helmed by Nolan R. Chew Jr., who is known for collaborating with musicians and artists to create his releases, but I simply feel like this record is taking its own shape so far. A shape that is separating itself from previous releases and showing an open-ended set of approaches that are not constricted by any particular genre.

This was a gorgeous single and a beautiful new addition to the upcoming album, which I cannot wait to hear at this point.

You can find various reviews on The Star Prairie Project dating a few years back on the site here, and if you do, you will see how diverse the project really is and the turns that it's been taking with these new releases.

This was a pop single. It had contemporary bones and felt like sitting down with a good friend you haven't seen in a long time.

It just gives you this feeling, and to me, it's amazing that Nolan can capture these kinds of feelings in a bottle the way he does.

Definitely listen to this one with headphones because it's the best way to do it.

See where this song takes you, and while you're at it, check out the last release dropped only a week or so ago.

As a matter of fact, you should feel free to deep dive into the entire back catalog, which is pretty massive, by the way.

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