Kelly Phoenix is a solo artist from Los Angeles, California, and his new single “In Your Eyes” dropped on 11/11/2022. Kelly creates a sound with inspiration from rock, pop, soul, and classical music, and honestly his music needs to be heard!

“In Your Eyes” was written when a friend of Kelly’s returned from Brazil and started strumming some chords on his guitar and from there the words and melody were born, almost from nowhere.

“In Your Eyes” is a mellow, acoustic song, filled with emotion, power and strength. The song is soulful and featuring just his voice and a guitar brings a beautiful touch to the track, giving it an almost magical feel.

Kelly’s vocals are fantastic in this, as he sings with such emotion and passion. Reminiscent of both George Michael and Michael Jackson, his voice is soft yet with a hint of grittiness that adds power to the track. The vocals are pure and real, and this is like a breath of fresh air compared to some other modern-day artists.

The guitar playing is simplistic, without being one dimensional, enough to accompany the vocals yet not too much to be overbearing and drowning them out. Adding any further instruments would be of a great detriment to the song as the bareness of the track’s sound is what makes this a great song.

Powerful, raw, and emotional are three words I would use to describe this track to someone who has not heard it before, and I cannot wait to hear more music from him!

So, if soulful music, made from the heart, packed full of emotion is your thing then please give Kelly Phoenix’s “In Your Eyes” a little listen and I can assure you that you will not be disappointed.

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