Review: "Darling" - VALDIS x Tómas Welding

Taylor Sheridan Lempke
3 days ago
2 min read

VALDIS x Tómas Welding "Darling" Cover Art

“Darling” by VALDIS and Tómas Welding is a moving love letter, spelled out in carnival lights. When we love someone, we imagine all the things we’ll do together—the ice cream dates, the people watching on the worn bench, the races to the car under the rain. We want to hold their hand for every rollercoaster drop. VALDIS and Tómas Welding know the heartbreak when plans change and the everlasting longing that consumes each day. How are you supposed to move on from someone who feels like a soulmate? The artists sing, “Darling, don’t let me go/ Let’s grow as we go.” They won’t break hope, and their hands are holding on tight to the future they imagined with their partner.

Warning: this song comes with a case of the butterflies. The bass booms like your heart reaching the top of the rollercoaster. Each beat is a tick on the track closer to the curve. The tension increases with the force of white knuckles gripping the railing. VALDIS and Tómas Welding’s harmony elevates the whole song. Let them pull you to the top. And put your hands up for that drop. The melody creates a free fall–a wave of adrenaline–and you’ll want to shout along with every word and slide with every synth. The type of bond you create with your ride partner, that’s the connection waiting in this song.

VALDIS and Tómas Welding created the “Darling” at the Airsongs songwriting camp, organized by Iceland Sync. They worked with Hákon Guðni, who co-wrote and produced the song. VALDIS is a 25-year-old singer from Sauðárkrókur, Iceland. Her music has landed on official radio charts and featured on Official Spotify Editorial playlists. Tómas Welding is 27 years old and also from Iceland. He dedicates his time to music and filmmaking. His top-streamed song on Spotify is his 2020 single “Lifeline.” Follow these artists to keep up with their dance tunes.