One thing that the most particular of skeptics fail to realize about the developing next wave of pop music is that these acts are anything but “cookie-cutter” type artists. The way this scene has progressed and the amount of room that it holds for boundless creativity is so very apparent, which makes it odd that others would claim the opposite.
For a striking example of this notion, look no further than one of the scene’s most talented figures in Wubz — whose newest single “Cursed” conclusively illustrates all that they represent in this light.
Unlike their closest contemporaries, Wubz takes an approach to pop music that is simple on the outset, but gets more and more complex the further one dives into it. “Cursed” makes this clear through its structure alone even solely based on its simple guitar riff and steady, yet distorted beat eventually developing into a sudden and thunderous breakdown towards the song’s climax.
The given instrumental is impressive enough, but what stands out most in this track is Wubz’s one-of-a-kind and completely unparalleled vocal performance. Rather than holding anything back as far as using those deep and striking tones are concerned, they go all in and flaunt them at their highest level yet. The way in which their exceptionally mastered delivery is applied to not only the beat itself, by the down-ridden themes that their lyrics reveal is nothing short of ideal; it’s a one-to-one pairing for each.
That fact actually extends to nearly every single aspect of this track, as Wubz successfully brought together all of their previously mentioned best facets into what can only be described as their best single yet. Each moment of this song is jam-packed with emotion and intensity, even despite its pace, which again suits Wubz as a singular artist in the most perfect ways imaginable. With this track in its entirety, they have essentially discovered an artistic path that will do nothing else but impress time and time again.
https://soundcloud.com/wubz205/cursed