Oscar and the Wolf – “Angel Face” [Song Review]

“Angel Face,” the new single from Belgian dark pop artist Oscar and the Wolf, Max Colombie’s project, reveals the artist on the brink of despondency. Colombie explains, “On ‘Angel Face,’ I’m going through a breakup, getting lost at the bar. I’m the last man standing because everyone has already gone home, and they turn on the lights.” Describing his music as “Disney music for adults,” Oscar and the Wolf’s sound amalgamates constituents of pop, R&B, alternative, and EDM into tantalizing sonic potions saturated in visceral emotions and cinematic surfaces. “Angel Face” sees Oscar and the Wolf exploring and exposing heightened vulnerability, at times warm and honeyed, at times shadowy and corrosive. Colombie says that it’s a pathway he wants to explore further because it’s more autobiograp...

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