Review: "Red Lights" - Alex Westin
- Tessa Maddaloni
- 2 hours ago
- 2 min read
Falling in love can inhibit your greatest virtues and senses. It can make you do things you’d never do before, and can have you ignoring the clearest warning signs about your potential partner. Alex Westin’s latest single “Red Lights” follows these themes, as he finds himself running every red light just to get to his lover faster. The track switches back and forth from acknowledging that he is missing integral parts of character, and yet he really doesn’t care. He runs toward it anyway, because he feels unstoppable when they are together. Westin wrote and produced this track himself, and plays most of the instruments heard. “Red Lights” has a mix of folk, indie, and pop sounds, which he blends seamlessly to tell this story.
This track opens with enthusiasm and excitement, as Westin chants a line that later is highlighted in the chorus: “Running every red light for you”. A tall claim for the first lyric, he follows it in the first verse with lyrics explaining his past relationships, and how he has not been perfect. He sings, “I missed the warning signs / and failed to read between the lines”. He is familiar with the negative aspects of love, and yet he falls so deeply into this one that he chooses to bypass safety. In the chorus, he sings “Facing all my fears / To keep you around for a while / Is it all for me / Things you say you feel / Cause now baby I’m / Running every red light for you”.
Alex Westin is a Swedish born writer and producer currently based in Stockholm. He has eight singles streaming on Spotify, and over 11,000 monthly listeners. Along with creating his own music, he writes with and for many artists in the area, including Adrian Macéus, Nomi Tales, and Robin Bengtsson. Westin writes in both Swedish and English, tying his background and upbringing into his works. His goal is to blend sounds of pop and folk, as seen in “Red Lights”. As well as being involved in the music industry, Westin is a large part of Rix Morronzoo, one of Sweden’s biggest morning radio shows. Make sure to follow the social medias below to stay tuned for more music from Alex Westin.
Written By Tessa Maddaloni
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