If you can recall the soothing background vocals from Drake’s and Sexy Redd’s “Rich Baby Daddy” in 2023, then you’ve become acquainted with Jessica Domingo (also known as JDOM). She has been establishing a new wave of dreamy R&B with collaborator Pastels on songs like “Could’ve Been u” and “Crush.” They consistently use these spaces in a song as a love confession, and “Sugar Lychee” is a continuation of these confessionals. Pastel describes "Sugar Lychee" as a dream confession wrapped in slow burn tension. The song emanates the sweetness through Domingo’s soft vocals and conversational tone. You can sense the fervor through the audio.
Domingo’s vocals float over Pastel’s ephemeral production, which was created in a bedroom studio, described by Pastel here: “We created it later at night in a bedroom studio, producing together until our signature sound blossomed.” You can hear Pastel’s intention to emanate reverie throughout the track. It matches the atmospheric qualities of the quiet storm era of 8os R&B. It essentially reels you into a fantasy so that you taste the sweetness of this romance Domingo is describing. The languid pace highlights the intensity, but feelings of uncertainty arise when emotions are involved, and expectations haven’t been established. Jessica and Pastels debuted the song last Friday at Pastels First Canadian show at the venue, Rebel.
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