TOTEM, the enigmatic artist/songwriter who has gotten an array of great responses on the release of his demos starting last fall, recently wrapped up the first of a new round of fresh and melodious material. TOTEM collaborated with the infamous twosome, Kinetics & One Love on the highly addictive “believe in us.” Warner/Chappell duo and songwriting/production team produced the track, which also features a rap verse from Kinetics. The duo has also produced “Dollhouse” for Melanie Martinez, Neon Hitch’s last EP and “Airplanes “for B.O.B. (6x platinum, Grammy nominated).
Totem has a nice clear voice. You can feel a soulful sound with his voice. About half-way through you get the Rap sequence and we also have some techno and electric drum kit thrown in for good measure.
In listen to Totem’s other songs I like his sound, but if he used his voice in a more upbeat songs and change the style I could hear him as a strong pop singer. He could work back and forth between genres easily. – Richard
Check out “Believe in Us” from SoundCloud: