The Skepsis – Picky & Hard to Please

The Skepsis: A dark echo of the 80s

"Picky & Hard to Please" by The Skepsis is a mel­an­chol­ic dark wave track that is deeply rooted in the 80s without sound­ing dated. The dark, pulsat­ing bass sets the mood and draws the listen­er into a mono­ton­ous but fas­cin­at­ing sound­scape. While the song has a mod­ern feel, it skil­fully reflects the dark charm of early elec­tron­ic music.

The vocal effects are min­im­al­ist­ic and rein­force the feel­ing of hope­less­ness, but fit the mel­an­chol­ic atmo­sphere per­fectly. A slight cri­ti­cism would be that the effects seem a little flat in places, but they still emphas­ise the emo­tion­al theme of the song. The mono­tony of the track is skil­fully broken up by hand­claps and pluck­ing synth gui­tars, which provides wel­come variety.

Lyrically, "Picky & Hard to Please" offers insights into isol­a­tion and ali­en­a­tion, per­fectly cap­tured by the catchy chor­us "I'm rest­ing bitch­face". A suc­cess­ful mix of retro and mod­ern. This song is part of our Spotify playl­ist ‘New Synth Pop Songs 2024‘. The playl­ist is updated con­tinu­ously. Follow this playl­ist now and don’t miss any of the latest synth pop hits in 2024.

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Lyrics of "The Skepsis – Picky & Hard to Please"

It's sunny, it's warm
Life is a wonder
Some child is on display
There's cuddles and there's laugther
I´m silent, I´m bored
I hide in this room
Tired, so tired of you

I'm rest­ing bitchface
For me there's no place
Nowhere to make it safe
I'm rest­ing bitchface
For me there's no place
Nowhere to make it safe
I'm picky and hard to please
Picky and hard to please
I'm picky and hard to please

Moments of joy, hol­i­day photos
Some trophies on display
There's jokes and there's laughter
I'm pinch­ing my skin
I try not to scream
Tired, so tired of you