helloworld – “Heartpiece” [Song Review]

The sonic creation of producer and singer-songwriter Drew Wilken, helloworld releases his new single, “Heartpiece,” a blend of cutting-edge pop and 8-bit instrumentation, a sound probably best expressed as future nostalgia. According to helloworld, the song was inspired by Tears of the Kingdom and Legend of Zelda, manifesting his background in coding and video game culture. helloworld explains, “I wanted to shape this song to be a ballad about constantly looking for this thing in the sky that you can’t reach, and you know you can’t reach it.” Yet undaunted, you persist in searching for it. Relatively new on the scene, helloworld has already established himself as a talent to be reckoned with, remixing dance music artists such as Boombox Cartel, Flux Pavilion, and Gryffin. His previous rele...

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