Jackie Mendoza’s “Seahorse” is a glitchy pop ocean jewel

Synths fall gently like water droplets as the track’s rippling electronics intertwine with Mendoza’s dreamy vocal melodies. As the title suggests “the song’s instrumentation mirrors the sense of being underwater; I imagined myself swimming between colorful coral reefs and seagrass” she explains.

“Females ‘plant’ the egg inside the male’s pouch and the male gives birth to thousands of seahorse babies while the female looks for food and shelter. The sonic textures and theme behind this song are echoed throughout the EP.”

Submerged in ocean blue hues, Mendoza’s aquatic Latin pop feels like peering into a rockpool - seaweed rippling languidly in the gentle current amongst the glint of jewelled ocean debris and unknown sea creatures.

It’s an underwater fantasy, an opulent pearl sparkling in the briny depths.