Love songs can be a touchy thing. It’s a craft that takes genuine heart and few can stay clear from cliches. Sam Levin once again proves he can make it his own with Dairy Queen Queen. It is a love song for today, with Sam Levin’s signature strums and a structure that will have you smiling wider as the track goes on.
Dairy Queen Queen is a love song for today’s young lover. The track opens with harmonic, soft acoustic strumming. Soon after, Sam Levins soft vocals soon follow. The guitar work in the track is dynamic. As it starts, it is very minimalist but as the track goes on the strumming evolves through variations and percussion. It also shows a stronger side of a vocal performance for Levin. He begins in his signature soft tones, but as the track progresses, we begin to hear a stronger and raspier voice. This adds a sense of palpable emotion to the track. This matches the attitude of the track, as the lyrics offer a somber but a very modern day look into love at a distance. Lines such as “She might’ve had a pepsi or maybe sprite, I don’t know when I’m on the road you see I don’t know how far the people go” offers a contemplative look about a lover unknown. It is a very heartfelt and modern take on a love song that deserves to be heard.
Sam Levin has once again delivered a track that pulls on your heartstrings. With his signature dreamy strums and soft vocals performing solid, Dairy Queen Queen is a track that is familiar to the fan. However, it is the elements that are shown off here that make this worth a listen. The stronger vocals and heavy acoustic percussion make this a track everyone should listen to.
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