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Pressure by Kes: A Futuristic Power Soca Style

By Published January 26, 2025

Originally posted on the blog Sokah2Soca (www.sokah2soca.com). We bring you only the best new music, while Island Vybe Radio rocks it live on the air!


This is an unusual song. They used a fast-paced Soca beat to label this a Power Soca song, but the vocals are smooth and clean. It is like a futuristic version of Power Soca, just not what "Power" is all about. This song has no rough edges to it, which is what really makes Power Soca relevant.  The pace is simply too fast for any extended period of time. 
 
Now while fans are going goo goo ga ga over this song, I will stand on the side of the road and watch masqueraders try to keep up with London Future's relationship with our hearts and the energy and adrenaline needed to keep up with this song for any period of time. 
 
Kes' popularity, along with London Future's notoriety, has already propelled the YouTube views over 40K in two days. If you listen to this song a few times and you are a Kes fan, you will be willing to squash any presumed negative comments about the song. So let me say this: The music bpm is high, and Kes sings beautifully; however, this does not render it the Power Soca badjohn that they desire. The lyrics by Kes are excellent, and the singing style is superb and perfectly suited for a Groove Soca song, not this fast-paced music. 
 
After all is said and done, and after all the Kes hype, this song should be easily handled by the likes of a MM "Fling It" that has the pace needed to keep up with a true 'Power Soca' track. 
 
So Kes fans, get excited, but after 20 minutes on the road, it will literally be "pressure" to keep up with this song. In the interim, you can thank us for recommending "Fling It Up" to party and have a wonderful time on the road for Carnival 2025.
 
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Production Notes/Music Credits:
Song Title: Pressure
Artist/Performed by: Kes 
Produced by: London Future 
Written by: Kes
Mixed by: Kurtis Wells
Mastered by: Ohad Nissim 
Origin: Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Genre: Soca
 
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