RY X

RY X creates music that is painfully beautiful, and all the accompanying videos further accentuate that fact. Both melancholy and euphoric, "Salt" is a study in contrasts. Folk sensibilities meander alongside poignant electronic moments -- every note perfectly thought out. Strummed acoustic guitar and that lone vocal sets a tone of stark desolation, until slowly more layers are added - a brushed snare, a subtle kick, trembling strings, and a simple piano counter-melody, which wash in and out of the song at various moments. Eventually, a layering of his husky vocal builds into an emotional climax, and then it's over ... and I press repeat. Stream Dawn on Spotify, if you haven't already.