Perfect for the dance floor…
Get ready to open your heart and have it filled with the purest of radiance, as Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Vetta Borne is about to electrify your spirit into the next dimension. Following up on a 2020 filled with love, loss, and an artistic rebirth second to none, it’s seems the winds of fate are properly on her side with her latest track ‘Kissing Strangers’ (out today). But, we must remember, she doesn’t need fate. She’s an artist that lives and breathes her craft. Home is where the music is, and her home is utterly spellbinding in her latest offering.
The tune sees her revel in her 80s synth-pop bag deliciously hard, reviving the golden years of music for a stunning display in talent, heart and enough soul to overshadow the most cosmic of meteor showers. From her signature production chops and disco-heavy synths to the super funky basslines that you just know she curated herself (her basslines are honestly otherworldly, if you want some more examples just check out last year’s Violetta), she’s firing on all cylinders in what’s a total masterclass in pop, soul and self expression.
And of course, her vocals are as pristine as can be, imbued with this kick ass mix of vulnerability, strength, and a technical mastery right up there with Queen B herself. By the time you get to that chorus, you’re straight up overwhelmed with the various layers and the harmony in which they interconnect, the tune as a whole weaving itself around your body as she serenades you with brutally honest lyrics; lyrics that speak her truth to you in all of its perfection, imperfection and wonderful complexity.
Speaking on the inspiration behind the groove, Vetta Borne keeps it all the way 100, reflecting on love and loss as she confesses “I wrote ‘Kissing Strangers’ about a relationship I knew I had out-grown. I was experiencing the bittersweet feeling of heartbreak and excitement from making the right decisions for myself. I was ready to move on to the next phase of my life, and all I could do was hope that the other person was okay while I gave her space to move on too.”
The song as a whole just reeks of that inspirational, transformative heartbreak that hurts like hell when it’s fresh, but helps one grow and realise their inner vibrance like nothing else. She’s an artist that never fails to craft soul-drenched bops that speak to the heart in a way few others can, and ‘Kissing Strangers’ proves that whether it’s R&B, funk, pop, it doesn’t matter. Vetta’s artistic and spiritual fingerprint is one-in-a-million, and you should let her into your life in all of her lush elegance now. You can start by keeping up with her on Facebook and Instagram to stay in the know about all of her latest projects.
