Atlanta-based artist LUMEN has always thrived on emotional contrast, but โControl Freakโ feels like him flipping the lights on in a whole new room. Known for blurring pop, alt, and R&B, he now strides straight onto a global dancefloor, stitching together K-pop gloss, house propulsion, and his trademark cinematic tension. It comes together as a sleek, hyper-charged track about power, desire, and the strange thrill of letting go. This music is built for when feelings are messy, but the production is razor sharp.
The song kicks off with a deliciously smug build, with heavy synths swelling and glitching at the edges, buzzing with grit while the beats thump in hard, precise punches. The almost mechanical confidence to the intro comes like a control panel lighting up. Then the vocals slide inโa spicy call-and-response between male and female voices, both trying to steer the wheel. Theyโre actively wrestling for control, teasing and taunting their way through each verse.
The female vocalist goes, โI am a control freak, and I can be mean / Yeah I like it clean / Yeah I like it neat,โ fully aware of her own sharp edges. But then comes the twist, as she sings, โI like the way you feel / You are out of control / And I canโt control / And I like it like that.โ Suddenly, the song isnโt just about dominanceโitโs about the adrenaline of watching someone break your rules and wanting them even more for it.
As the track progresses, the production only gets more unhinged in the best way. Buzzing, pumping synths slice through the mix, drops land with satisfying precision, and the chorus locks into a sharp, driving EDM groove thatโs impossible to sit still through. โControl Freakโ ends up feeling like a flirtatious standoff in a neon-lit club. Itโs polished, dangerous, and the perfect teaser for wherever LUMEN decides to push his sound next.
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Review by: Naomi Joan