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Single Review of Pylot: “Faded Light” (feat. Ezra Hyte) (FiXT)

With “Faded Light,” Pylot delivers a haunting synthwave-based, emotionally powerful, radio-friendly pop song whose pattern-based, light-touch, scattershot synth and rhythmic drumbeat combine in a musical backdrop ideally suited to Ezra Hyte‘s emotional vocals. On this recording, Hyte’s vox remind me of Dean Lewis, while Pylot’s music bed is sparse enough to let the vocals drive the melody.

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The tempo of “Faded Light” is slow, but the rhythm bounces like a boxer dancing around the ring, sizing up the melody, as Hyte’s vocals reside in the echoey, soft-touch, heart-wrenching yet pleasantly tuneful end of the Lewis-esque sincere power-pop vocal range.

In the end, Pylot’s music and Hyte’s voice combine on “Faded Light” to deliver a sad song that’ll appeal to a broad range of music fans, from those whose heartbreak songs are usually of the classic rock variety to listeners with more modern tastes. Simply put, this is a very cool song music fans really ought to be aware of; if you haven’t heard it yet, do yourself a favor and give it a spin.