As the temperature drops and the leaves on the trees begin changing colors, many long for the days of cocktails, trips to the beach and warm weather getaways. While island vacations are nice and memorable, sometimes the best getaway is a person who makes you feel like you matter when the person you’re with is nowhere to be found. “Getting Late” by Kenyon Dixon is the perfect soundtrack to those inescapable moments of infatuation.
Produced by Nile Hargrove and Frank Rose, “Getting Late” is an addictively expressive track that is seemingly inspired by a mix of “My Way” by Usher and “Shorty Got Her Eyes On Me” by Donnell Jones. In this case, it appears that Kenyon Dixon and the subject of the song have their eyes locked on each other from sundown until the sun comes up.
“‘Cause it’s a quarter past midnight/He ain’t even call/Got you sittin’ up, late night/Lookin’ at you phone/If you really want to get right, you already know/You can get what you want with me,” Kenny Dixon sings.
As the song progresses, Nile Hargrove and Frank Rose begin to strip down pieces of the production and slow down the beat as Kenyon Dixon keeps delivering his vocals. From one note to the next, he continues to pull listeners in.
“It’s getting late. What you gon’ do?” he sings.
“Getting Late” is the first single from the deluxe edition of his latest LP, Closer. If you’re overseas or up north in Canada, you can catch Kenyon Dixon on the international leg of his tour. If you’re in the U.S., he probably already stopped in your city, but you can get a similar experience by listening to his new single below.