Love at First Cringe: Connor Fischetti and Mya Riche Brought Soul Back to Alt Indie RnB with ‘Don’t Let Me’ –

Tender indie acoustic folk pop nostalgia in the vein of Jack Johnson brushes against old-school soul and contemporary RnB funk vision in Don’t Let Me by Connor Fischetti featuring Mya Riche. Quirky in the best possible way, Don’t Let Me puts the awkwardness of early days romance front and centre.

Few artists would think to put the way we cringe at ourselves so hard that it feels like our souls might collapse into a love song, and that’s just one reason we fell head over heels for the singer-songwriter who wears his heart on his sleeve. There’s honeyed vocal chemistry by the smorgasbord in the emotionally potent delivery, while acoustic warmth slips into a deliciously elastic groove.

Based in East Lansing, Michigan, Fischetti writes for a generation negotiating situationships, sex and emotional turmoil with a cheeky wink glinting through the wreckage. His self-titled album traces young adulthood’s euphoric highs and devastating lows through a multi-instrumental vision.

Influenced by Prince, Paul McCartney and Jeff Buckley, he’s clearly absorbed the best of their songwriting chops to infuse into the alt indie RnB genre, which also finds room for sugared swagger that will throw you right back to when Justin Timberlake was throbbing hearts worldwide; he brought sexy back; Connor Fischetti is bringing soul back.

Don’t Let Me is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast