Eclipse

Episode Two

The beginning of a new song is challenging for me. I often seek inspiration in other music, make a playlist and down-select to a top two or three songs. During this particular song's inception, I landed on a song called Chemical by Post Malone. I looked up his music genre and here is what I found:

Post Malone’s song "Chemical" is best described as a melodic pop-rock track with alternative pop and emo-pop influences. Here's a breakdown of its specific genre characteristics:

🎵 Primary Genre: Pop Rock

Guitar-driven sound: "Chemical" features bright, strummed acoustic and electric guitars typical of pop-rock.

Catchy hooks: The chorus is hook-heavy and emotionally resonant, a hallmark of mainstream pop-rock.

🎧 Secondary Elements:

Alternative Pop / Emo Pop

The emotional tone, especially in the lyrics ("I can't let go, it's chemical"), carries a melancholic, heart-on-sleeve vibe that recalls early 2000s emo-pop.

Vocally, he uses melodic phrasing and vocal layering that add texture and moodiness without being overly polished.

Synth Pop / Trap-lite Production

The production retains subtle electronic textures and 808-style percussion, nodding to his hip-hop roots, but it's much more subdued than his earlier work.

There’s a smooth lo-fi sheen over the mix, balancing organic instruments with digital polish.

This makes sense in hindsight as it coincides with my lean towards  alternative pop and emo-pop influences. 

Get this song in your head because it is my song's REFERENCE track.   Thank You.

See you in the Next Episode.

Dave

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