Music

Bar Pandora - Dynamic

Oliver Bouchard

Oct 25, 2023 — 1 min read

“I get a lot of joy out of life,” says Charlie Tophill, aka Bar Pandora about her new song “Dynamic.” Does this not make you want to join her and look at the bright side for a few minutes with this swirling, brilliant synth-pop track?

Charlie gives us some more background:

“Sometimes I feel like it’s the simplest thing in the world just to have fun and be happy, and I get so frustrated if the people around me aren’t on board when I just want to laugh and dance and sing. But then I can so easily swing the other way, and get wracked with anxiety, stress, anger. This song started as a frustrated plea to someone in my life, reminding them that enjoying life takes a little work sometimes, but that it’s worth it.”

“Dynamic” is on Bar Pandora’s upcoming debut album Recreate This, out on November 24. Listen to our Song Pick of the Day, “Dynamic,” on your favorite streaming service or below on Bandcamp:

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