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Single Review of Essenger: “Silence” feat. The Midnight (FiXT)

EDM/rock fusion artist Essenger tackles synthwave, with the help of synthwave duo The Midnight (songwriter Tyler Lyle and producer Tim McEwan), on the 2024 single “Silence.”

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“Silence” is a pop-friendly, engaging, synth-driven track. The soundbed is lush with a rhythmic beat, supporting vocals that soar when the instrumentation is sparse while hewing to the rhythm without losing their emotion when aligning with the beat. Indeed, whenever the music slows down, the reengagement of the rhythm is like an energetic catharsis. In all, “Silence” is a fun listening experience.

Says Essenger of the single, “‘Silence’ was an unfinished track off After Dark that Tim and Tyler from The Midnight helped me finish and release as a bonus track for the album’s 4 year anniversary.” One listen, and you’ll be glad the collaboration happened.

More Recently

You’ll find a few slightly more recent releases on Essenger’s bandcamp page – a couple remixes of “Sanctum Eternal,” a collaboration with Skybreak entitled “Mothman,” and the nifty, energetic Spanish-language single “Aniquilación.”