Alan Elettronico‘s artist page is HERE
If I’m in my car driving home late from a gig or hanging out with friends, there’s always one kind of music I put on to keep me awake and alert:
Electronic music.
There’s just something about driving late at night that calls for synth-heavy music in the background. Maybe it’s because it reminds me of the best parts of Drive, a severely underrated movie starring Ryan Gosling from the early 2010s. Or maybe it takes me back to those long scenes of Crockett and Tubbs driving to an enemy’s hideout or their next stakeout in Miami Vice. If I’m driving late at night, I want synth-heavy music to soundtrack the journey.
And that’s exactly what this song does. Inner City by Italian artist Alan Elettronico scratches that itch for pounding bass and swirling synths that keep me awake and focused. It’s even better if I happen to be driving through a downtown area on my way home while this track is playing.
There are no lyrics in this song—but it doesn’t need them. When you’ve got pounding synths and melodies weaving in and out, words would feel unnecessary. This track is pure atmosphere. Even when I’m listening to it while doing chores, I feel like I’m driving through a city at midnight, surrounded by cars and headlights coming at me from all sides, trying to stay awake long enough to make it home.
And I only wish it were longer. Every time the song fades out, I just want it to come back. That feeling of escape—of getting away and being out in the world—is something this track delivers perfectly for me.
Even without words, there’s still plenty of movement in the song. The best instrumental pieces always have structure: parts that arrive and depart, motifs that repeat, and sections that evolve. In this track, small elements weave in and out, drop away, and then return. There’s a clear structure, even in the absence of lyrics.
It’s not easy to make a song without words truly engaging, but this one succeeds. Its atmosphere pulls you directly into the experience of being in a busy city late at night. This is my go-to “gotta get home and stay awake” anthem—and hopefully it will be yours too.
This review was submitted by fellow NAS artist: Lavender Fire
Their Spotify Artist page can be found HERE
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