The classical, melodic warmth of Eddy Delmonico’s ‘Warm Lips Cool Heart’ weave together 60s melodic sensuality with modern pop cleanliness in one gentle and warm, guitar-driven ballad, with good-hearted words, and an ample sense of style.
Recorded entirely with a team of collaborators in Las Vegas, ‘Warm Lips Cool Heart’ portraits its artist as a truly remarkable songwriter. Eddy Delmonico’s vision, leading the arrangement on this single, is nothing short of singular. While the song does not aim to break any ground, it is in the wholeness of the deep groove, lush mix, pretty words, and warm composition that ‘Warm Lips Cool Heart’ truly begins to take shape as a delightful piece of mature, vintage pop.
From the onset of the rotary-spun guitar strums, the delightfully tight lock between the simplistic but effective drum and bass parts, and Delmonico’s restrained vocal pacing, elongating the syllables, essentially emphasizing each single one, we find ‘Warm Lips Cool Hearts’ to not only be very enjoyable, but also exceptionally well put-together.
The mix is also superb. The multiple layers of instrumentals weave a rather rich tapestry of sound to support Delmonico’s sublime vocal leading. Likened to Elvis and Orbison, it is not hard to see where the comparison comes from. But while Elvis excelled in swagger, and Orbison in technical prowess, Delmonico’s subdued and approachable delivery might make a good impact in the areas of soulfulness.