Laura Tesoro takes listeners into the story of a fun and fleeting night-turned complex and uneven relationship with her new song “So Naive”. The lyrics bring you into the moment of first feeling an attraction, pushing intensity into the words “hunting eyes can’t see the tension, everybody kinda disappeared.” The pre-chorus continues the sense of free and in-the-moment spark, before completely flipping the script in the chorus. Listeners are made to feel just as blindsided by the lows of this new relationship as the speaker does. The pre-chorus ends on a figurative cliffhanger, with the words “never would expect that this was gonna make me feel…”. That's where the title comes in, and throughout the chorus, listeners' eyes are opened to the narrator’s being strung along in a relationship where she is not a priority. She diagnoses this partner with a fear of love, detailing the contradictions in his actions and avoidance of commitment. The song ends with some self-love for the speaker, saying “you might think of me and feel so naive.”
The tone of this song follows the journey taken in the lyrics. It starts with euphoric vocalizing and instrumentals before Laura’s vocals begin. Her voice brings a level of nostalgia to what feels like the narration of a scene through the verse. Sustained, uplifting keyboard chords gently play in the background, along with fluttering, high electronic instrumentals which add to that dream-like memory atmosphere. Her deep and entrancing vocals ascend through the pre-chorus, before percussion, slightly louder instrumentals, and Laura’s bold and emotional voice emerge through the chorus. The second verse is faster, and carries this enthralling aggression that comes through in her expressive vocals and the muted, rapid instrumental background. She belts out the bridge, and her strong voice makes you feel that emotion packed into the words, before growing gentle at the very end of the song.
Laura Tesoro is a performer whose music rose to popularity in 2016, when her song “What’s The Pressure” represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest. On top of being a singer and songwriter, Laura also hosts television. She has almost 150, 000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and several of her songs have had millions of streams! Three years after performing in Eurovision, her debut album “Limits” was released. The album touched listeners with its personal exploration of self-acceptance. She participated on Season 10 of Liefde voor Muziek, a Flemish reality TV show, where she performed a cover with Tourist LeMC. Laura has collaborated with other artists like Loic Nottet and OSKI. Check out the links below to listen to more of her music!
Written By Hanna Kowal
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