J.M.Dee, Bittersweet Vacancy | Song Review 🎵

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.M.Dee has never been one to color inside the lines, and his latest offering “Bittersweet Vacancy” proves he’s doubling down on that philosophy. Out now, his new track feels like summer distilled into four minutes of pure adventure.

Right from the opening bars, you can tell this isn’t going to be your typical pop song. The electronic foundation pulses with life while those stadium-sized piano arrangements sweep in like ocean waves. But it’s the female vocal that really steals the show powerful, haunting, and absolutely impossible to shake once it’s lodged itself in your brain.

What strikes me most about “Bittersweet Vacancy” is how it jumps between moods and textures. One moment you’re riding a wave of nostalgic warmth, the next you’re caught up in something that feels completely modern and forward-thinking.

J.M.Dee’s background tells the whole story too growing up on his dad’s collection of rock and Motown, getting lost in 80s synth-pop, even drawing inspiration from video game soundtracks. That eclectic mix shouldn’t work but somehow it absolutely does; and really well. You can hear traces of all these influences floating through “Bittersweet Vacancy,” but they never feel forced or like cheap nostalgia grabs.

The production deserves serious credit here too. Everything sits perfectly in the mix, from those crystalline electronic textures to the way the vocals soar over everything without drowning out the instrumental details. It’s polished without being sterile, which is a tough balance to strike.

You can take a listen to ‘Bittersweet Vacancy‘ by J.M.Dee here. 

Four out of five – George James. 

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