“Dim the Lights” is a gentle deconstruction of the moment after an argument. Released on July 4th, “Dim the Lights” didn’t arrive with the usual fanfare of hard hitting drums or soaring vocals. Instead, the single is stripped down almost minimal, built around a warm acoustic guitar and a low ambient bass that forms the steady backbone of the track. Written, performed, and produced entirely by Anjalts, the song is an emotionally honest expression that needs no extra polish to feel complete. There’s no shouting or dramatic dialogue here just the quiet suggestion of a softer alternative: what if you held someone instead of leaving?
It’s easy to get lost in the raw, almost too honest lyrics, delivered in a voice that teeters on the edge of vulnerability but never breaks. The lines don’t beg or plead they simply ask. “Let’s just slow dance, it’s the one thing we got right”, feels like a genuine conversation between two people who know things are falling apart but aren’t ready to give up. The song isn’t about fixing what’s broken right away; it’s about pausing the noise. The chorus, repeating “Dim the lights down low, c’mon let’s go slow”, feels like a whisper in the dark. You can easily picture two people standing in their living room, still hurt, still in love, swaying silently beneath a single bulb.
“Dim the Lights” is the eighth single from her upcoming album, still unannounced, but it’s already shaping up to be her most personal and stripped-back project yet. While ‘Air to Fire’ leaned into eco-conscious themes and ‘Bluency’ carried a grungier, edgier tone, “Dim the Lights” sounds introspective and mature. It’s a song made for late hours and quiet spaces between people. Anjalts proves once again that she doesn’t need layers of production or flashy effects just the right feeling. And in this track, she captures it completely.
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