Lydmor's amazing new single "Money Towers" is conflicted pop at its finest

Following on from last year's powerful "Helium High", Lydmor's "Money Towers", from the album I Told You I'd Tell Them Our Story, is inspired by a period living in Shanghai.

A conflicted song about meeting dangers head-on, "Money Towers" begins on a foreboding pulse of bass, drifts along with Lydmor's strikingly clear vocal before exploding in shards of drums and bright synths in the chorus. The boldness of the track jars against the turmoil to be found in the lyrics: "And I don't think you'll remember me / And I don't believe the stuff I see", sings Lydmor in the chorus. She's blinded by the gleaming surface of the city, but can't help but keep scratching. It's going to be fascinating to hear this vision over the course of an album.

"In the song I describe the feeling of roaming about in Shanghai and observing (and to some degree being blinded by) the material wealth symbolized in the imposing skyscrapers," says Lydmor of the track. "The song also has a more sinister tone, considering that it deals with meeting new people while you're in a state of disillusion. You're worried that you might not notice or even remember the people you meet. It is quite personal and revealing. For instance in the second verse I describe an anxiety attack where I hyperventilate. However I don't act on these alarming signals but instead I just venture further into the night and the city. No matter the consequences and not being able to stop: 'So lost in the city / I hear a car crash for every step we take.'"