Melina Hazewood’s musicality certainly surpasses her 16 years of life. With a fresh pop approach that is built around organic instrumentation and her present vocals, Hazewood’s latest single ‘Dear Boy’ is a fresh listen full of character and color.
Based in Kent, England, Melina Hazewood is a singer and songwriter whose piano-driven arrangements come akin to some truly great British singers and songwriters, like Elton John and Kate Bush. In fact, on ‘Dear Boy’, Hazewood is exercising an Elton John-pop approach with an upbeat piano/drums duality that gives the single a very engaging and soft sound, while utilizing her deep vocals to bring up a certain experimental edge to the sound that harkens back to Kate Bush’s infamous experiments.
Thoroughly, Hazewood has a sound of her own, regardless of what comparisons we can pull up. A pretty-sounding composition, gentle, percussive piano, finger snaps, and an accommodating groove, all back up Hazewood’s present and capable voice, and her wise, mature lyrical themes of how relationships can often be built around perceived notions of people instead of the people themselves and what they stand for.
Melina Hazewood originally wrote ‘Dear Boy’ in 2020, only for it to be released now, in due time. During the years Hazewood has been involved in many songwriting contests worldwide, and won many awards, and with a song such as ‘Dear Boy’, it is easy to see Melina reaching beyond her years. Talented, fresh sound Melina Hazewood is here to stay.