Invoking the irresistible magnetism of openness, dance-floor pulse, and daring that you yearn to hear more from the moment it entwines with your pulse, "bad good" serves as a sizzling introduction to Santa Monica/San Francisco-based artist tori bell.
And with that first twinkling beat, "bad good" welcomes us into tori's universe, a place where it's not about staying between the lines. tori uses each tool in her creative toolkit to examine contradiction & desire, as a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. The result is a body-moving tune with an ache at its heart.
A track built around dance and electronic rhythms, "bad good" thrives off the dualities inherent in its name. Slick means raw, and digital is emotional. tori has an excellent texture and style in her vocals, and although clearly layered with studio magic, she remains authentic. tori delves into the complexity of being drawn to something or someone when it might not be ideal. Instead of psalm-singing or lecturing, she allows the pressure to bubble through that track with its driving rhythm and sensual harmonies.
tori bell is unique not only in her desire to be genre-diverse but also in the fact that she appears to be one of these full-spectrum artists. She raps, sings, and plays the guitar, piano, and drums, not to mention that it is all self-produced. Hearing a newcomer assert this sort of creative control is not something you come across often, and hearing them do it as effortlessly as she does is rarer still.
"bad good" is a bold proclamation that there are no containment units for an artist making their stand in music as a boundary-breaker, and not only will tori bell ultimately exist to make music, but she also exists to present you with something new, composed of narratives, melodies, and reflections of self. A dance music with a soul, pop with an edge, and proof that genre is just another weapon in her arsenal.
Reviewed by LyricalOdyssey Music
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August 05, 2025
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