Some songs are built around a story. Others are built around a feeling. Lizzie Hosking’s latest single, ‘unforgettable’, falls into the second category, bottling the brief moment two strangers lock eyes across a crowded room and stretching it into three-and-a-half minutes of shimmering electro-pop.
The Australian artist has spent the past few years refining a sound that sits comfortably between dance music and dark-pop, while drawing inspiration from the sleek, electronic production that defined much of the early 2000s. Following a period writing and collaborating in London, Hosking returns with a track that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly modern.
From the opening moments, ‘unforgettable’ creates a world of its own. Pulsing synths, driving electronic beats and an enveloping bassline build the atmosphere, while Hosking’s smooth vocal glides across the production with effortless confidence. Moments of vocoder add another layer, nodding to the club records that inspired the track without ever feeling like imitation.
At its core, though, the song is about possibility. That split second where attraction is immediate, nothing has been said, yet everything feels understood.
“[‘unforgettable’] is the electric energy you get across the room from someone locking eyes with you,” Hosking explains. “The small moment of sparks lasts only a few seconds but can last a lifetime.”
There’s an understated confidence to the way the track unfolds. It never overcomplicates the idea or chases a huge chorus for the sake of it. Instead, it lets the groove carry the emotion, creating something that feels equally at home on a dancefloor or through headphones long after the night has ended.
For those discovering Lizzie Hosking for the first time, ‘unforgettable’ is an easy introduction. Stylish, polished and addictive, it’s the kind of electro-pop that lingers.
