Single Review: Light Me Up by Hunter Hayes

The charts are dominated with the latest pop songs, ballads and techno music which is already enough to drive any music enthusiast mental. It is easy to accept that some artists are unlikely to be recognised, but to consider that different genres having quite made it more famously to our ears is almost diabolical. Country music artist, Hunter Hayes is a diamond in the rough: his vocals are rustic, fit for country music yet at the same time he is able to control it, coaxing it into something smooth and honeyed. His tracks alone are just as heartfelt and powerful. 

Only 2 days ago Hayes released a UK version of Light Me Up, due to be released in March this year. Forget the identifiable country sound, for in this track we hear Hayes punching out instantly catchy lines alongside an up-tempo pop sound; wild and free it is enough to make anyone feel exultation on as strong a degree as feeling giddy with excitement .Synth sounds and an arrangement of high energy strings and beats combined together helps to breathe life into his music. What's more, in mixing the genres he opens himself up to a wider audience and thus greater recognition in the charts. However, with this new sound, it is just as likely that fans of his work will not be too pleased with the change of genre, since after all, his greatest forte lies with country music.

Light Me Up is available to pre-order here.