Carter Ace's "Better" w/ Aaron Aye Vocally Wows & You're Better For Having Heard It

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I haven't anticipated a song to this magnitude in quite a while. Carter Ace's newest song, "Better" was a masterclass in teasing a song. Leading with a snippet of Aaron Aye's fragrant vocals and ending on Carter's "yeah yeah" adlib count kept the song in my head until its release. And the record turned out being the song's namesake -- better than what could be expected.

Aaron Aye's chorus manufactures an imaginative viewing of the song. His glittering, lip gloss soft tones, melodies and vocal riffs carry an intimate live performance energy where his mic is replaced with a bundle of tulips to sing into instead. Carter's vocals quite literally slide in to takeover the performance, charismatic tones and lyrics in tow. His flexing at himself in the mirror delivery on the verses run through changing inflections and arching flows unfettered by romantic ties. The freedom his voice moves with on the record can be felt and expressed in every corner of the song.

The performances completely show off on the untangling bridge and crescendoing chorus and outro. The slipping confidence heard in this section of the song is such an interesting emotional dynamic to "Better." The rippling touch of delicate chord strums and grassy background riffs ebb and flow through degrees of vulnerability, reinforced only by Carter's befuddled inflection changes and cross-examining lyrics. It is only Aaron Aye's finishing touches that close the song where "Better" is able to swing back to that convincing place of better off, eliciting an "I'm Kevin Durant. Y'all know who I am" moment. And more importantly, a moment of complete resolution in the music.

Listen to "Better" below.

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