Maya D’s ‘Pool Party in BOLD’ is a Seductively Luxe Electro-Pop Claim on Self-Possession –

Maya D dropped one of the most empowering anthems of the summer with Pool Party in BOLD. The way the beat swaggers in with zero patience for a prelude as Maya D’s rap-influenced vocals exude infectiously demure confidence, and the way the rising independent artist pulls each element into the perfect earworm formula while never tempering her ensnaring energy, gives the track serious repeat appeal.

In a season when women’s bodies face more scrutiny than ever, Maya D offers an avenue to unreckonable confidence without leaning on cliché tropes; she pours seductively divine femininity into a track with the crossover appeal to take reign of the charts. Written and fully produced by the Brazilian electro-pop artist herself, Pool Party in BOLD feels completely under her own command, owning the room, the atmosphere and the attention without asking anyone for permission.

The sleek electronic production, hypnotic hooks and playful vocal delivery carry traces of Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX, while still sitting inside Maya D’s own glossy, cinematic pop universe. As part of her evolving Maya Verse, the single fuses glamour, emotional transformation and modern feminine identity with the kind of immensely sync-able scale that could soundtrack the next raunchy reality show from Netflix and make the scenes 10x hotter.

Pool Party in BOLD is now available to stream on all major platforms via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast