Phung Khanh Linh sings sad and haunting music, reminiscent of Lana Del Rey?

Phung Khanh Linh has a mysterious and strange look when releasing a new song - Photo: NVCC

After the highly-rated album Citopia in 2022, Phung Khanh Linh has just returned with the song "Uoc anh tan tan con tim" and revealed a new album in 2025.

Phung Khanh Linh's music is always followed by experts because it has its own direction, is not mixed and does not follow the majority.

The album Citopia with 10 songs composed by Phung Khanh Linh, in the Citi pop genre, brought her 3 Dedication Award nominations: Album of the Year, Female Singer of the Year, Musician of the Year. The album was also praised by The Japan Times .

Ghostly song about hurt

With Uoc Anh Tan Tan Con Tim , Phung Khanh Linh continues to renew herself with alternative-pop, indie-pop mixed with pop-rock and a little dream-pop.

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Phung Khanh Linh said the song's theme is about a romantic but ambiguous relationship (situationship), which makes the girl weak and hurt. For the female singer, anger is also a step in the journey to maturity.

She shared: "Writing this song was a way to release the negative emotions I experienced.

I hope the song will take the audience on a journey from the sad, contemplative mood of the first half of the song to the intense, cathartic release of the second half."

Phung Khanh Linh's fans predict that this song will be the opening song for her musical phase to become "darker", more gloomy and ghostly.

An audience commented on the song's YouTube page: "Not following the crowd's taste, doing whatever you like, expressing your musical personality... The lyrics are simple, polished, not caught up in the trend of Gen Z singers twisting words."

Phung Khanh Linh is famous for the song "Today I'm Sad", the albums Yesteryear and Citopia - Photo: NVCC

Phung Khanh Linh reminds me of Lana Del Rey?

Phung Khanh Linh said after the song was released: "I am very excited that Uoc Anh Tan Tan Con Tim has been well received by the audience. Choosing alternative, pop-rock, indie-pop music right now is a risky move for me and my team.

The reception from the audience in recent days has given me more inspiration to continue creating. This is the opening song for Phung Khanh Linh's third studio album, expected to be released in early 2025."

Many audiences commented that the song's haunting, gentle, nostalgic, and haunting sound is reminiscent of the music of famous American singer Lana Del Rey.

From a production perspective, Mr. Lam Hoang Viet - project production director - said the song uses many "unorthodox" techniques.

It's a piano recorded with a vintage 1950s microphone in a bathroom to create an echo effect.

Or "percussion" are sounds created with table legs or using drumsticks on the desk itself.

These elements are both soft and nostalgic, yet strong and rough, needing to blend together to create a seamless yet contrasting feel.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/phung-khanh-linh-hat-nhac-buon-ma-mi-goi-nho-lana-del-rey-20240911093617478.htm