Rick Smoove effortlessly blends genres on new single, "Hard To Trust"
Expertly blending together different sonic styles and genres, Rick Smoove has completely nailed it on his newest single, “Hard To Trust”. Read on for an in-depth look into the track, as well as a background on this talented artist.
Somewhere between Hip Hop, R&B, Drill Fusion, and elements of acoustic music, Rick Smoove has effortlessly put together his newest song “Hard To Trust” that is an absolute vibe from beginning to end. For this now Massachusetts-based artist, he continues to raise the bar in his song production, all the while keeping things immensely catchy and lyrically creative to pique the listener’s interest right from the start. As this was our introduction to his music, he’s completely blown us away, and we’re highly recommending everyone take the time to check him out.
Jam-packed with euphoric melodies through nearly three minutes of runtime, Rick immediately immerses you as a listener in his atmospheric world of clever songwriting. Things start out slow with a reverberating acoustic guitar to set the tone, but as the beats kick in, and Rick’s silky smooth vocals join the mix, it sincerely only gets better as the song goes on. You get hooked in through his words and delivery, but it’s hard to deny that there’s a real intimate feeling about the song. While we loved so many parts of this, a major highlight for us was how nicely he infused literal decade spanning motifs into an otherwise futuristic sounding song. You get bits and pieces of the mid-90’s which we adored, but the production brings “Hard To Trust” right into the future with everything that we love nowadays.
On the background of the track, Rick says, “I know we all got a past and we run from it” which really only feels like the tip of the iceberg lyrically on what he’s covering. For us, we needed to go back and listen a few more times to truly focus in on the messaging. “Hard To Trust” was dense in the best way possible that it’s anything but one note in terms of being able to digest it all through one listen. In our eyes, that’s a mark of a seriously talented artist who doesn’t lack or skimp on any facet of his music overall.
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