Rein – How's It Gonna Be?

How's It Gonna Be? – REIN's gentle synth pop gem between heartbreak and hope

With "How's It Gonna Be?", REIN presents a track that imme­di­ately cap­tiv­ated me with its com­bin­a­tion of gentle melod­ies and crisp beats. As the open­er of the album "God Is A Woman", the song cre­ates a unique atmo­sphere that appeals to both die-hard fans and new­comers. The intro is par­tic­u­larly note­worthy: the elec­tron­ic EBM approach is imme­di­ately appar­ent, but as soon as the almost angel­ic vocals begin, the song takes an unex­pec­ted turn.

The chor­us is soft and catchy, and it is pre­cisely this light­ness that con­trasts with REIN's oth­er­wise harder, EBM-influ­enced sound. It is this clev­er break that gives the song a spe­cial dynam­ic. For me, this track strikes a per­fect bal­ance between gentle melod­ies and driv­ing elec­tron­ic ele­ments – a kind of synth-pop with a touch of industrial.

Lyrically, "How's It Gonna Be?" has a lot to offer. Questions about emo­tion­al dis­tance and the end of a rela­tion­ship res­on­ate power­fully through­out the song. The lyr­ics "Tired of try­ing, can­not blame myself again" cap­ture the inner con­flict between dis­ap­point­ment and resig­na­tion, and are per­fectly sup­por­ted by the melod­ic structure.

The accom­pa­ny­ing music video is also worthy of atten­tion. Despite its min­im­al­ist sta­ging, it impresses with its visu­al power. Simple means – light and wind effects – cre­ate a fas­cin­at­ing atmo­sphere that focuses entirely on REIN. Her almost machine-like move­ments, which are partly remin­is­cent of a trib­ute to "Michael Jackson", fit per­fectly with the rhythm of the song. This reduc­tion to the essen­tial emphas­ises the emo­tion­al intens­ity and gives the video a spe­cial express­ive­ness that unfolds fully without elab­or­ate effects. Incidentally, the music video was made by Per Norman.

All in all, "How's It Gonna Be?" is an impress­ive track that shows how REIN is able to com­bine dif­fer­ent influ­ences and present a new facet of their sound. Those who engage with the emo­tion­al depth of this song will be rewar­ded with a grip­ping listen­ing exper­i­ence. 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.

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 "Rein – How's It Gonna Be?"

Tired of trying
Cannot play myself again
Tired of hurting
I don’t want to be your friend
It’s already colder
What do you want from me?
Its not get­ting easier
Now tell me how’s it gonna be?

How’s It Gonna Be?
How’s It Gonna Be?
How’s It Gonna Be?

When we were together
It's like we're fur­ther apart
I guess you wanted a substitute
And not a per­man­ent heart
You wanna talk about it
Will it do anything?
What’s the point of talk­ing when you're not noticing?

How’s It Gonna Be?
How’s It Gonna Be?
How’s It Gonna Be?