Ryal immerse the listener on stellar single, "By The Minute"
It’s been a hot second since we last reviewed Ryal, but with their newest release “By The Minute” just releasing, we had no choice! Please read on for our glowing review of the track, as well as a background on this duo.
Putting their own spin on the synth-pop genre and always aiming to think outside the box, the power duo of Ryal have struck gold once again with “By The Minute”. Through swirling synthesizers and hypnotic vocals, it didn’t take long for them to put us under their spell. From their genius minds comes another single that we sincerely can’t wait for everyone out there to give a spin. If it’s your introduction to their music too, you’re in for a serious treat.
On the background of the song, it actually was inspired by Jacque of Ryal calling a psychic hotline on a dare, in which the “psychic told her hints and visions of her future”. We can only assume that was the basis for the lyricism here, and while we do urge everyone to make those connections within the themes, our focus was 100% shifted towards the production and vocals. They’ve equated “By The Minute” to a video game soundtrack due to its twists and turns, and while we can certainly see that, we also instantly envisioned ourselves in an underground club vibing hard into the wee hours of the night while this song illuminated our evening.
Now the last time we reviewed Ryal was for their single “Thunder (Solo on the Dancefloor)”, and while we loved it then, it’s audibly impressive the amount that these two have grown since December 2020. There've been plenty of releases in between that we’ve enjoyed but we’re 100% partial to this almost 80’s inspired synthwave sound that immerses you as a listener. There’s so much going on in the mix and the production pops, so please pay close attention to the subtleties, they really paid close attention to detail from top to bottom. Without a doubt though, we absolutely see ourselves returning to this track to capture that initial feeling, it’s a winner for sure.
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