Derek Simpson – “wonka” [Song Review]

Artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Derek Simpson shares his new single and lyric video, “wonka.” The song portrays love as a risky, perplexing excursion of self-exposure and doubt. Simpson explains, “It’s an unsafe place you go to when you allow yourself to be in love. You’re on exhibition all the time. And no matter your choices, you’re exposed.” Based in Los Angeles, Simpson’s starting point was Boston. He’s appeared in many elite media outlets and his music has been featured in Comedy Central’s series Workaholics, as well as the film The Wheel, starring Amber Midhunter. Derek Simpson’s sound hovers somewhere between shoegaze and dream-pop, with dollops of spacy guitars and psychedelic, wraithlike synth lines. Along with writing and producing most of his songs, he has produced m...

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