Carlton Garceleon Fed His Libido to the Lust-Laced Rhythms of Wavy RnB Pop in Distraction

Multidimensional in sound, mythos, and movement, Carlton Garceleon constructed his own garden of sonic temptations with his RnB pop single, Distraction. It’s a potent shot of sonic seduction that few will be impervious to; it feels as though Garceleon threw his entire libido into the vocal harmonies, yet there’s no trace of the cheap and tawdry hypersexualisation that has tragically become shorthand in the genre. Soul tempers the lustful energy until it simmers in equilibrium with sincerity, resulting in a fever dream of desire that keeps one foot rooted in artistic integrity and the other in a bed of hedonistic heat. The snares slap with brutal precision through the haze of distortion and reverb. Saturated Latin guitars add a flicker of sunlight before it’s consumed again by the lo-fi aesthetic. It’s woozy and chameleonic, yet directed with such passionate volition that it leaves no ambiguity over the heights Garceleon is reaching at this stage in his career. After gaining over 15,000 streams across 125 countries and turning his catalogue into the Garceleon Cinematic Universe, Carlton is building a legacy where each single is a spell and each visual element maps the terrain. With no label, no team, and no shortcuts, […]

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