Madison Beer - Make You Mine (Reviewing desire in sonic form)
- by Peter Källman
- in Reviews
Madison Beer releases a sensual pop banger with lo-fi elements and a steady house beat titled “Make You Mine”. This track was produced by Leroy Clampitt and Madison Beer. Leroy is less known, but if you look into it, he is also, just like Madison, a known bop maker. This track very much feels like something that belongs in a dimly lit room or late-night party. That is because none of the sounds really pop out in the high register; everything blends together in a low-fi sort of way. Now, this could be something very bad, but in the case of Make You Mine, the blend is very nice. A lot of producers who lack experience will make a low effort track and call it lo-fi just because it sounds better than low quality. Then, there are a lot of producers and songwriters like Madison Beer and Leroy Clampitt who have mastered the art of blending lo-fi sounds together to release that comforting energy that lo-fi brings.
The theme of the song also fits well with the sonic picture. It is a very sensual lyric theme, mostly covering the topic of Madison Beer longing for a made-up lover. In this case, it is quite hard to say if the beat or the lyrics came first. It doesn't really matter at the end of the day, but it would be interesting to know. This track follows her extremely successful year of 2023, with things like a Grammy nomination and the release of her memoir, “The Half of It”. Her memoir delves deep into her struggles with personal challenges of depression and talks about mental health. This is fantastic for the purpose of helping people out there who might be going through similar things.
Everything about this song feels to be about desire. I think it has one of the strongest and most concrete emotional directions of any track I’ve heard in a while. What I mean is that every single element in the song is really working together in supporting that feeling of desire. This is not something that is easy to pull off, and you really need to be a master of many areas to do so. If you listen to this track and find yourself enjoying it, you might also find yourself happy to hear that Madison is embarking on a global tour titled “The Spinnin’ Tour”, starting on February 24. With an artist like Madison, you would never know what to expect from a live show, except that it is probably going to be high quality just like the music. I highly encourage you to give this latest release a spin and see what you think.
