It would be hard to find anyone who at one point or another has not taken a look at their life and thought about what they would have liked to tell their younger self. Riax’s “Saved My Life (A Story to Myself)” is a personal track about talking to himself in the past and telling his younger self that this moment will pass and it will all get better. A feeling almost every one of us is familiar with, the emotional aspect of the piece makes this hardstyle track really stand out. Riax’s vocals are delivered with just the right amount of hope and understanding for the situation at hand. It is always interesting to look back at the creation process of a song, but in Riax’s case, from the first draft to the final result, you can clearly see the development and search for a sound, a style that would be perfect.
At the end of the day, it is all about finding what works, and with “Saved My Life”, Riax managed to make hardstyle sound new and exciting. He did not limit himself to just making an uplifting track, instead, he took that energy and used it to tell a story. To be fair, the narrative-driven hardstyle can be found from time to time. But that does not stop Riax from standing out from the crowd, his ability to mix those hard kicks and powerful drops with his emotions, his ability to tell a story is what makes his tracks so memorable. In addition, that quality is quickly becoming Riax’s own style, and as the young artist showed with this single, he is a force to be reckoned with. Euphoric hardstyle may be the genre of choice here, but the emotions and storytelling injected into the track set it apart.
With this single, Riax made it clear that he is a lot more than a promising name in the up-and-coming hardstyle scene, he is a person who puts a part of himself in every song he makes. The transformation of emotion and vulnerability into an absolute anthem will have listeners talking for years to come. If Riax manages to produce tracks with the same amount of heart and energy in the future, the sky is the limit. Keep an eye on him in the future, for he is someone you want to remember.
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