Velvety swaths of muted piano chords linger on the mind and body like dessert, evoking the sedative, meditative spirit of “How Is It Love,” the latest single from INDVGO. This neo-soul tapestry envelops listeners in bloom-heavy, sultry crooning that unfurls over a minimalist R&B backbone that goes down like sundown daydreams. The artist serves up lyrical musings that explore the push-and-pull between relationship-ending heartache and mid-course metamorphosis, a bidding for a meditation on love’s unguaranteed nature. Lines like “Now loving you just feels home” conjure the relief in surrender, while the refrain “How is it love?” shows the ongoing doubts that haunt each soul.

Even as the song’s sentimental grooves and confiding disclosures resound with a sort of cozy beckoning, sometimes its refrains flirt with warm-bath territory, and maybe even after more than a year of pandemic-blues blah and wreckage, risk dulling the song’s emotional heft for those listeners wanting more instrumental dynamism. There’s an overarching sense of resilience that flavors every note and is rewarding in the most universally assuring way for anyone out there struggling with wounded hearts. The song’s emphasis on self-healing and empowerment sounds loudly — acting as a sincere reminder that vulnerability can serve as a means of transmutation. Although the meticulous repetition in the chorus might end up acting as a low-key hook, the song’s underlying repetition threatens to drown out more delicate verses and inhibit its broader reach. Placing small complaints, “How Is It Love” is a bookmark on the complexity of romance, wrapping a help — that is even soul-wrenching.

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