Pretty by Dark Horse Heroine
“A little vulnerability is where the magic starts,” sings Dark Horse Heroine (aka Danika Erica Carter) on her debut single Pretty.
And there’s definitely some magic in the track; it’s an impressive first offering.
“I've spent my entire life sitting on songs that I think other people may hear themselves in,” wrote Dark Horse Heroine on TikTok, “and it is time to stop being afraid of being seen (or in this case, heard).”
I’m glad Dark Horse Heroine’s fear has taken a backseat because this song deserves to be heard… and we deserve to hear it. I’ve been playing the track on repeat for weeks now and I like it more all the time.
I want to describe the song as both lush and sparse… but that makes no sense. I mean, it can’t really be both. I guess what I hear is balance; the music complements and supports the emotion of the vocals without ever overplaying them.
It’s easily one of my favourite tracks of 2024.
Check it out.
