{"id":160,"date":"2022-10-17T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2023-08-23T21:40:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:40:42","slug":"raqs-paranoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/2022\/10\/17\/raqs-paranoid\/","title":{"rendered":"RAQS &#8211; Paranoid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Paranoid\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6uG6hiS967Y5x4B9FD9RHR?go=1&#038;sp_cid=71084d9ed1fedb6d7acbb9c16f47e4f2&#038;utm_source=oembed&#038;utm_medium=desktop&#038;nd=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heads up, Toronto, the city has fostered an up-and-coming homegrown dreamgirl. With the release of her latest single, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6uG6hiS967Y5x4B9FD9RHR?si=ea5f2f32288d43d6&amp;nd=1%E2%80%9D\">Paranoid<\/a>,\u2019 Canadian singer\/songwriter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsrraqs\/\">RAQS<\/a>&nbsp;sways into the spotlight with a sleek, dark, signature edge and an expansive art-pop sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6uG6hiS967Y5x4B9FD9RHR?si=ea5f2f32288d43d6&amp;nd=1%E2%80%9D\">Paranoid<\/a>,\u2019 which runs just under two minutes in length, is an introspective summation of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsrraqs\/\">RAQS<\/a>\u2019 continuously-evolving musical persona. It presents itself as a self-reflective artist\u2019s statement about being confined in a troubled mind, and how this inhibits the ability to freely be yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsrraqs\/\">RAQS<\/a>\u2019 breathy, stylized vocals, sharp lyricism and heavy basslines frame her musicality in the same bombshell likeness as a kind of Marina and the Diamonds gone-grunge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s a budding instrumentalist, with aspirations to be renowned as such ever since picking up the bass guitar in high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past year,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsrraqs\/\">RAQS<\/a>&nbsp;has released a series of three other singles, each representing a catalyzing new sequence of her artistic growth. A brief listen to her Spotify catalogue shows a distinguished, self-made talent in the midst of pinning down her own definitive brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the bleach-blonde, leather-clad portfolio of an artist at play; telling the story of RAQS\u2019 musical experimentation with sound and influence. \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6uG6hiS967Y5x4B9FD9RHR?si=ea5f2f32288d43d6&amp;nd=1%E2%80%9D\">Paranoid<\/a>,\u2019 her fourth release of original work this year, gets intimately close to the jarring creative process of crystallizing one\u2019s identity before breaking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one rising songstress to watch out for, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsrraqs\/\">RAQS<\/a>&nbsp;as she extends her reach and continues to flourish in the local music scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Jess Bertan for The B-Side.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heads up, Toronto, the city has fostered an up-and-coming homegrown dreamgirl. 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