A flight to the Caribbean might drain your checking account. However, “Starr,” the new single from itsHOLY, gets you there for free with no TSA and no turbulence. Produced by Major Seven, it’s two and a half minutes of tropical soul, complete with saxophones that breathe, horns that dance, and keys that melt like sunset light on water.
“It pays homage to my island roots. Produced by award-winning sound architect Major Seven, who is of Jamaican descent, the song is my declaration of greatness. Let me show you a Starr,” itsHOLY said about his new single.
While the soundscapes are different from his most recent releases, the storyline built within the single is not new. In fact, he’s been building to this. On “ALYK” with Dave East, everything felt new and fresh as he talked about getting digits and making a first impression. On “Starr,” things have become more established without feeling stale or burdensome.
“When I Get That Call/See I Can’t Click Ignore/Let Me Show You A Starr/Something for you I got something for it,” he sings before he and his girl drift through the city, stopping at a luau before driving under the moonlight.
As the weather cools and we trade shorts for sweats, “Starr” feels like a space heater for the ears, painting a picture of a movie-like date night under the stars of a Caribbean vacation destination. Major Seven’s production hums like an engine idling on the beach road, and itsHOLY rides throughout the track with the ease of someone who knows that sometimes the softest songs make the loudest statements.
