LISTEN: Lauren Sanderson Drops Chillest Track Of The Year, “Hi.”
LISTEN: Lauren Sanderson Drops Chillest Track Of The Year, “Hi.”
Goodbye, stress. Hello, relaxation.
Words By: Bre Offenberger
Lauren Sanderson, a star in the making who’s breaking genre barriers, has released her latest single, “Hi.” The track — which fuses elements of hip-hop, indie and pop — is on its way to becoming one of the biggest hits of the year, with its chill vibe instantly sending shots of relaxation into listeners’ veins.
Produced by Keith Varon — who has worked with the likes of Machine Gun Kelly and The Aces — the track opens with gentle taps of a drum pad right before Sanderson enters with her soft-to-the-touch vocals, revealing how much she’s been overthinking everything recently. She finds someone she thinks she can help find the road to healing, but then she remembers: she needs to help herself, first. She keeps the same nonchalant tone all throughout, even as subtle acoustic guitar strums and atmospheric synths take over in the background. In the chorus, Sanderson dispenses the most relatable lyrics of the year: “You think everything means nothing, then we die / I never want to know what that’s like / ‘Cause everything means everything to me.” Amidst a pandemic, most have learned to appreciate every moment they have, and Sanderson has condensed that to a T. The track ends the same way it began, excluding the last line of the opening verse, signifying that Sanderson has finally helped herself and is now ready to help others.
Of the single, Sanderson shares: “I never knew heartbreak ’til I had to let go of someone I was still madly in love with. This song is everything I wish I could tell her if we could forget about our pain for one moment and go back to the euphoria of meeting for the first time.”
This single is the follow-up to Sanderson’s 2020 acclaimed debut album, Midwest Kids Can Make It Big. She also supported megastar FINNEAS on tour in 2019. Her unapologetic music — which has earned her praise from the biggest publications in the country — was first noticed when she was a teenager, securing her a TED Talk in 2015 at just 19 years old as well as a vast YouTube presence. It’s as good a time as ever to start listening to Sanderson, whose music doesn’t hold back in the slightest and forges feelings of relief, followed by utter bliss. Fans of anyone from King Princess to Bea Miller will fall in love with Sanderson, her older discography and everything that’s to come.
