Vanee Dusoruth and Dom Rolando, aka HALLOWS, are killing it as usual, this time with “This Love.” The track’s signature Darkwave style shines through every frame, making it impossible not to get hooked on the sad-dancing melody.
Post-Punk energy, Industrial textures, and 80s synth nostalgia are the core ingredients here. Once the chorus hits, you’ll truly understand the meaning of an eargasmic effect. Check out the official video.
Lyrics Soaked in Melancholy
The lyrics convey a sense of helplessness against the passage of time, carrying that essential melancholy of the Darkwave style. Likewise, HALLOWS explores the fleeting nature of disillusion that slowly turns into an existential crisis.
Yet the only way out is the resilience to keep moving forward despite the emptiness. With that said, it becomes deeply relatable to life itself in this imperfect world.
Add to that a vocal performance that feels mysterious and haunting, where every word lands especially hard in broken hearts, as if they were your very own thoughts.
A Darkwave Beat You Cannot Escape
Musically, Darkwave often uses driving, relentless drum machines. This line mirrors that rhythm. It suggests that the relationship has its own momentum and you are just a passenger watching it race toward an inevitable crash.
Sometimes, too fast means too much. Here, the chorus of “This Love” expresses the anxiety that the end is already here.
One way or another, this infectious chorus creates a hypnotic loop, trapping you in the exact moment where passion meets the inevitability of loss.
Lynchian Aesthetics Explored
Without a doubt, the accompanying music video is a theatrical and dark visual journey that stays true to the Los Angeles duo’s unique aesthetic. If you’re a fan of avant-garde cinema, you’ll recognize the heavy influence of a Lynchian dream world woven into their clip.
Drawing direct inspiration from the eerie, atmospheric tension of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, the production is full of emotion and purposefully unsettling.
Besides that, it successfully channels that surreal, liminal space between deep sleep and the unrecognized, blurring the lines of reality to create an enigmatic but eye-catching experience.
Keeping things minimal, the performance is all about intimacy and vulnerability. One pours her heart out through the vocals, while the other breathes life into the narrative with melodic synth arrangements.
Really, what else can you ask for? “This Love” is a solid 10/10. Darkwave perfection from start to finish!
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