Alicia Daydreams is a singer-songwriter based in the US who has been releasing music since 2021. She is young and is able to bring her youth and generational context to her songwriting. Her fourth single “Knock On My Door” is an extremely well-produced pop track!

Alicia Daydreams has a really unique voice and she is capable of capitalising on it by switching her tones and playing with her performance that ranges from innocent to sultry. Her soothing vocal performance is the highlight of the track for me. It is clear that the high quality of production understands a listener’s pulse while she clearly knows her way around songwriting.

The synths on the track are subdued yet charming while the percussion keeps it light. I enjoyed the humming vocals in the background at the beginning and end of the track and thought that it added a handmade touch. The strings are groovy and seductive, making it one of my favourite elements on the single. The track follows conventional song structure and sticks to two verses where things get progressively intense from verse to chorus; all the elements switching up their energy only to mellow down at the beginning of the next verse.

Lyrically the track starts off with the line “So Tell Me More About Yourself” which feels like we are dropped in the middle of conversation between people who are getting to know each other. Quickly we move from the public to the private and the rest of track is about the personal feelings towards a person who is the subject of desire. Yearning is central to the songwriting and I really enjoyed the way it navigated desire. The intensity of sonic elements on the track and its variations can be compared to the variations in the intensity of desire itself.

Alicia Daydreams blends colourful pop with soulful RnB in a manner that is reminiscent of early 2010s pop from artists like Melanie Martinez and Carly Rae Jepsen. Check out the track here!