sucker for a lonely heart

by Taylor Roche

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Taylor Roche further cements his musical roots and retro-Pop aesthetic in his new endeavour ‘sucker for a lonely heart.’ His new single encapsulates a blend of 80s and 90s nostalgia with a heavy nod to influences such as Prince, INXS, Chicago and The Backstreet Boys fused with his love for modern Synth-Pop and R&B from artists like The Weeknd, Troye Sivan and The 1975.

‘sucker for a lonely heart’ is Taylor’s nostalgic, Retro-Pop statement of 2021. It explores the crushing awareness that the person you’re so emotionally invested in has moved on, leaving you in a floating space of romanticising something that’s no longer there - like an endless game of chase with no half-time. Taylor joined forces with Auckland-based Pop and R&B producer Will Henderson in bringing this idea to life in the studio. Keeping true to Taylor’s retro-Pop aesthetic, they built this track replicating a stack of 80s drums and arpeggiating, analogue synths. These drive heavily into the choruses fused with big vocal doubles that create a space of urgency, letting moments punch through on lines like “is it half-time yet?.” It’s these moments in the song that resonate the feelings of urgency and hysteria anyone would feel in this situation that ‘sucker for a lonely heart’ tells.

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[VERSE]
I was excited to see you again
But you looked right through me when I touched your hand
Why’d you do that?
Why’d you do that?

Did I say something wrong, did you change your mind?
Neglect me tomorrow, I’ll still be alive
We’ve been through that
Yeah, why would you do that?

[CHORUS]
Take me, out of the pain of this
Crazy, hysterical game
Is it half-time yet?
Cause I can’t keep my head on

[VERSE]
Herbal tea, vinyl sleeves, purple and blue
Why the fuck does everything feel like you?
Always half awake,
Cause you take that space

I’m just a sucker for a lonely heart
Romanticizing everything we’re not
Feels like I’m a bird in a sky full of fire
(Full of fire)

[CHORUS]
Take me, out of the pain of this
Crazy, hysterical game
Is it half-time yet?
Cause I can’t keep my head on

Fading, I’m on a trip of the
Same thing, you’d never hit
‘Till there’s nothing left,
Bleeding round the corner

[BRIDGE]
I was excited to see you again,
But you looked right through me when I touched your hand,
Why’d you do that?
Yeah, why would you do that?

(Hey! Whoo!)

[CHORUS]
Fading, I’m on a trip of the
Same thing, you’d never hit
‘Till there’s nothing left,
Bleeding round the corner

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released October 22, 2021
Performed by: Taylor Roche
Written by: Taylor Roche
Produced by: Will Henderson, Taylor Roche

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Taylor Roche Auckland, New Zealand

Taylor Roche​ is a Pop artist based in Auckland, New Zealand. He's spent the last year based out of New Orleans, Miami, and Orlando performing fronting a Pop band for the largest Cruise Line corporation in the world. Taylor blends his love for deep synth melodies intertwined with subtle inspiration from 80’s Pop ballads and hip-hop genres to deliver his crisp, aesthetic Pop sound. ... more

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