With a mystique that runs through every instrumental layer and continues to her alluring vocal delivery and through each of the chords, Stephanie Westdal’s latest single ‘Gonna Love You’ is an infinitely gripping journey of alternative pop.
Based in Winnipeg in Canada, Stephanie Westdal is a singer and songwriter whose sound on her latest single is simply intoxicating. Creating a gorgeous ambience with seemingly simple and minimal chord movements, Westdal masterfully utilizes electronic soundscapes and ethnic percussion, alongside modal melodies to create a sound that draws you into an alien and mystical world and never lets go.
The song first showcases its intention with gently percussive synths laying down the song’s foundational melodic motif alongside a throbbing synth bass line. Stephanie Westdal’s words are sensual, and her delivery is infectious. The melodies are exquisitely colorful, and the short phrases make for an attractive vocal line that’s wonderfully balanced and masterfully restrained. The subdued and folkish percussion is the last piece of this different-sounding musical puzzle, nailing down the last piece needed to construct an atmosphere that’s unlike anything out there.
Desert-like and alien, Westdal’s ‘Gonna Love You’ sounds just like a dream. Moves like a dream as well with its elegant pace, nuanced structure, and fantastic mixing job. A truly fascinating piece of genre-defying musical goodness.