Single review: The Artist Ren - The Circus



The Artist Ren is the musical alter-ego of supremely talented 18-year old California songwriter Lauren V. Her latest track, which is a corker, is called The Circus and was released on December 14th, 2023 and comes from her album Under The Bleachers, which itself saw an extended version released in December 2023 featuring some remixed versions of 4 of the original tracks by St3r10, Malte Schalke and Jack Knox.

The Circus has dreamy acoustic pop vibes that evoke memories of 90s hipsters Zero Seven, with a Phoebe Bridger style vocal and a song-writing maturity that belies her tender age as she weaves a heavenly melody against lush acoustic strumming and expertly evolving reverbs that elevate a very simple production into a song with genuine hit potential.  

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