Hampshire-based songwriter Kate Harding spins pure hindsight into shimmering indie pop rock on her new single, “THE DOPAMINE HIGH AIN’T LOVE”. Finding her recording voice at forty after a health scare forced a reset, Harding wastes zero time mincing words. She takes aim directly at the intoxicating, painful trap of emotional manipulation. The music tricks you beautifully. The melody relies on a bright, fast-paced rhythm that creates a continuous, driving momentum. It sounds utterly euphoric, gradually swelling into a dense, echoing wash of dream pop brilliance which is exactly the point. The upbeat, expansive arrangement perfectly mirrors the intense, artificial […]
The Beautiful Deception of Kate Harding’s Euphoric "THE DOPAMINE HIGH AIN'T LOVE" Hampshire-based songwriter Kate Harding spins pure hindsight into shimmering indie pop rock on her new single, "THE DOPAMINE HIGH AIN'T LOVE". Finding her recording voice at forty after a health scare forced a reset, Harding wastes zero time mincing words. She takes aim directly at the intoxicating, painful trap of emotional manipulation. https://open.spotify.com/album/23thpH06WrBgGoBn2Z3lru?si=SMG5rKQiTp6R0b5WMyk78w The music tricks you beautifully. The melody relies on a bright, fast-paced rhythm that creates a continuous, driving momentum. It sounds utterly euphoric, gradually swelling into a dense, echoing wash of dream pop brilliance which is exactly the point. The upbeat, expansive arrangement perfectly mirrors the intense, artificial rush of being love-bombed. Harding sings from the raw wreckage of infidelity, unraveling the bitter truth that someone aggressively making you feel like "the one" is often executing a tactic of calculated control rather than forging a genuine bond. [caption id="attachment_64435" align="alignnone" width="1080"]
