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Clarity Liao opens a new chapter with the emotionally charged “Love You More”
Clarity Liao is entering a bold new phase. The San Francisco singer-songwriter’s latest single, “Love You More,” feels like a soft late-night confession wrapped in shimmering pop production and understated R&B influence — a track that captures the complicated beauty of loving someone in silence. Honest and emotionally immersive, it signals an artist growing more fearless in her vulnerability.
Having written songs since she was seven years old, Liao has already cultivated an impressive creative résumé. As the principal songwriter for Navillera, she helped steer the success of their breakout single “Too Young,” which won the 2024 Yamaha National Best Popular Music Award. She followed that achievement with “I Need You,” a composition that earned first place in the YMS 2025 National Composers competition. But while those milestones showcased her songwriting ability, “Love You More” feels like the clearest expression yet of who Clarity Liao is as an individual artist.
The single began life as a stripped-back piano ballad before evolving into something smoother and more rhythmically layered. Drawing inspiration from artists like SZA and BABYMONSTER, Liao introduces subtle bass-driven textures that give the track a modern, fluid feel without sacrificing intimacy. It’s polished but never detached, balancing softness with emotional depth.
What makes “Love You More” particularly compelling is its emotional precision. “Nothing really hurts / but it hurts that you don’t know me” lands like a whispered realization, encapsulating the ache of wanting to be fully understood by someone who remains just out of reach. Rather than dramatizing heartbreak, Liao focuses on the quieter emotional fractures — the ones that linger beneath the surface long after words go unsaid.
The track also offers a promising glimpse into her upcoming EP Dear…, an introspective collection exploring themes of longing, jealousy, rejection, and healing through the format of unsent emotional letters. Influenced by everyone from Bruno Mars and Adele to Olivia Rodrigo, Clarity Liao is shaping a sound that feels both emotionally grounded and sonically adventurous. “Love You More” confirms she’s an artist stepping confidently into her own voice — and one listeners will want to follow closely.
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VAAST drops “Remember These Days” and it seriously feels like the future of French pop
France has given the world some of its biggest electronic icons. From Daft Punk to DJ Snake and David Guetta, French artists have shaped global music culture for decades. But lately, finding a track that mixes real emotion, cinematic vibes and dance energy all at once? Pretty rare.
That’s exactly where Vaast steps in.
His new single “Remember These Days” is an addictive mix of modern French electronic production and timeless pop songwriting. Think emotional melodies, huge atmosphere, deep basslines and the kind of track you want both in your headphones at 2AM and blasting during a late-night drive.
The production blends layered synths, marimba-inspired textures, synthetic African vocal elements and immersive cinematic energy. And yes, there’s even inspiration pulled from Avatar, the legendary movie universe that defined a whole cultural era. That influence gives the track its futuristic-but-nostalgic feeling, like a memory from the future.
