Singer-songwriter Anton Commissaris has struck a deep chord with his latest single, “Don’t Come Around Here,” released on May 31.
“Don’t Come Around Here” is a luscious heart-wrenching struggle of breaking free from a toxic, codependent relationship. The song begins with sultry brass blowing with a lazy, seductive air, setting a moody and introspective tone. The drums thump steadily, providing a laid-back rhythmic backbone that drives the song forward.
Anton Commissaris’s vocal performance is a standout, delivered with a drunken, slow, and sultry voice that conveys a dazed and vulnerable state. He completes the picture of a man dwelling on his grievances in a jazzy bar. His opening lines, “I been up drinking/I am getting high,” immediately pull the listener into his world of sorrow and intoxication, as he attempts to drown out the pain and the allure of a manipulative lover with a different kind of intoxication.
The lyrics are poignant and deeply personal, while also poetic towards the end, as they reflect the internal conflict of someone trying to close the door on a damaging relationship. Commissaris’ voice trembles and soars with desire and desperation, exposing his struggle to resist the temptations and pleas of his former lover. The bluesy, jazzy undertones of the song build in intensity culminating in a powerful and haunting finish as his voice trails and soars on the conviction of letting go.
Come get pulled into the hypnotic bluesy and jazzy conviction of Anton Commissaris’ “Don’t Come Around Here.”
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Review by Naomi Joan