There is an undeniable strength to Chris Oledude’s ‘White Lie: Carolyn’s Story’. A blazing and manic anthem from the aware mind of socially active musical veteran Chris Oledude, ‘White Lie..’ is a listen that challenges the norms, and comes on top with a strong message and an even stronger presentation.
Based in New York, Chris Oledude, formerly Chris Owens, is a Puerto Rican artist with a lifelong dedication to speaking exactly what is on his mind, and for ‘White Lie: Carolyn’s Story’, what he has in mind is the unspeakable social injustice faced by black communities in the United States, and the collective inability to address those issues. Oledude chooses to tackle this with a rhythmically dense, danceable anthem with a litany of tolling bells, battering drums, and synth horns.
Adding up, and taking into account the song’s near 6-minutes runtime, we end up with a rather intense and challenging listen that is amazingly executed. Simple in composition, but complex in intent and delivery, the song features the fantastic lead vocals of Wendy A. Ward, and Lindsey Wilson, together delivering the main vocal motif that defines the majority of the song’s calculated mayhem.
With his mission of blending pop, funk, and RnB, with modern electronic hastiness, Chris Oledude’s ‘White Lie..’ is right on point with its massive synth bass, ominous bells, and doom-calling vocals. A deliciously full meal.
