Parisian indie artist Dimitri von Büren returns with “What I Feel,” a luminous ballad that leans into autumn’s reflective, romantic ache, steeped in the warm melancholy that defines his most intimate work. After the groove-leaning singles On Track and Midnight Pulse, this new release shifts toward something raw and unvarnished. Drawing inspiration from Coldplay’s tenderness, Keane’s earnest swell, and the jangly charm of The Kooks, Dimitri balances vulnerability with hope, offering listeners a window into regret, memory, and the soft glow of what could have been.
Recorded with all instruments performed by Dimitri except the drums, handled by Bruno Gadiot, and mixed by Dutch engineer Mark Hoeksma, the track was handcrafted, close to the skin. And the music video, filmed between Lake Como and Riccione, amplifies everything the song stirs up, with sunlit water, floral stillness, boat-side serenity, and that unmistakable bittersweetness of looking back while drifting forward.
Musically, “What I Feel” opens with warm, gentle guitar strums and steady, grounding drums. Softly exhaling with a beginning, it invites you in without forcing a mood. Then Dimitri’s rich, thick voice enters, calm, warm, impossibly soothing, about to make you get giddy just from his timbre and crash into love right then and there. With a romantic ease in his voice, he sings soulfully, almost courtly, as if he’s narrating from the edge of a memory he hasn’t fully let go. The melody rises subtly as he sings through fighting with his nostalgia, holding us between his past tugging at him while one leg is already out and ready to stride into the sun.
He sings, “Let me tell you about what I feel when the sun goes down and our tears drop away” melting the feelings into vivid storytelling. Every street corner haunts him. Every moonlit flash revives what once was. Yet the chorus widens into emotional clarity, as he admits this farewell might be his “greatest mistake,” even as he urges the other person forward.
By the final refrain, the song lands gently on its emotional truth, love remembered, love released, love lingering anyway. “What I Feel” is Dimitri von Büren at his most tender and cinematic, with a swooning indie ballad that nestles right under the skin and stays there.
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Review by: Naomi Joan