COMPUTER KILL’S “SING AND PLAY”: SINGLE REVIEW

Baltimore’s Computer Kill has released their brand new single “Sing and Play”. This highly anticipated release has been said to showcase a newer sound than that of what we’ve seen from Computer Kill thus far, with a more mature sound. 

My attention was immediately grabbed by the length of this song, which is a little over five minutes. Personally, I have found that my favorite songs are always the ones on the longer side, so I was even more eager to give this track a listen.

“Sing and Play” begins with a bass riff that sets itself up perfectly for a strong build up. We’re then led into an echoey vocal that is soft and soothing but powerful in itself at the same time. As predicted, about a minute in, the song transforms and we’re hit with a stronger beat and electronic-synth sort of melody, which I am a big fan of.

Following the build up, the vocal stays similar in the sense that it is still soft, but changes in the essence that we’re now in a higher range, and now it seems like the vocal and melody are working together. I think that this shift works extremely well with the turn that the song took in terms of the melody.

The drum beat that picks up about halfway through “Sing and Play” also caught my attention immediately. The layers and production on this track are both extremely impressive, and should not go unnoticed. At about two and a half minutes in, there is an added element that if I had to put into words, sounds like a ringtone remastered. It carries through the next few beats and fades into the latter half of the song, which I really enjoyed. 

There are points in the pre-chorus where the heavy production drops off, and we circle back to that initial raw vocal and softer beat, providing great balance to the track. Computer Kill does a great job at keeping their listeners engaged, even with a song of this length. 

The last minute of the song fades out until there is only silence, and I think this was a really smart way to end the track. This is the sort of song that would feel unfinished if it ended abruptly, regardless of its runtime, and this element of prolonging the end works great in tandem with the lyricism and overall production of the track. 

Computer Kill’s “Sing and Play” is out now on all streaming platforms!