Deborah Mannas’ latest single Artificial World lends its upbeat pop-rock grooves to a lyrical concept that desperately needs more attention. Deborah finds the irony and the light in a societal challenge that’s actively chipping away at our cultural sanity, calling out the absurdity of the social media age.
Glimmers of Bollywood anthems emerge through Deborah’s slow 60s/70s pop grooves, whilst nods to the psychedelic styles of The Zombies and mid-era Beatles lay a smoky ambience beneath her intriguing vocals. But Deborah freshens her stunning vintage sound with a hyper-modern concept: a lyrical exploration of artificiality vs. authenticity.
This is a song about the expectations of staying young in a world where filters and facetuning have become the norm; where it’s stranger not to have dabbled in plastic surgery than to have gone under the knife, and where personal identity and preference is erased in the false hope of fitting into social media’s warped aesthetics.
We’ll let a few of Deborah’s top lyrics set the scene: “Why try to be yourself in a world that worships fakes?” – “My skin still looks like leather in my Samsung-filtered selfie” – “My eyes seem somewhat frozen; and something about my mouth channels The Joker from Batman while the rest is drifting south.”
If this concept has you hooked, Deborah’s personal journey certainly will too. Deborah isn’t simply a singer-songwriter and recording artist. She’s also a published poet, social advocate, HR leader, and founder of the female-empowering I’m More Than A Cover magazine, all whilst working with the Kely Support Group, Kids4Kids and The Women’s Foundation.
Our final verdict? Recommended.
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