Nelli Matula’s UMK song is sure domestic radio pop, but it’s hardly enough for a five stage

A pop artist Nellie Matula with the UMK song Slower to the grave will likely face the same fate as the Kuumaa band By superior. The song collected the most listens on Spotify in the 2023 UMK.

Matula’s song is a sure, domestic radio song. The kind that is played in local markets and in the changing rooms of clothing stores until you get bored.

Matula, who has been making music since 2016, gets a good boost for her artist career from the competition at Takuu. However, he is unlikely to be sent to Eurovision. Finns only rarely vote for solid chart hits.

In the song there is nothing wrong with itself. The cold disco sounds of the 1980s and the addictive loop of the chorus have a lot of grip.

There are a lot of Finnish hit makers behind the song. In addition to the artist, the song has been written Kaisa Korhonenwho has done, among other things, by Erika Vikman The table of sinners. Another author Antti Riihimäki has been doing Cheekin and JVG’s greatest hits. Producers on the song include, among others Abreun and Isaac Elliotin credit pair Iiro Pakkari and Arttu Istala.

Lyrics suitable for today, even though mental health challenges are sung on the UMK stage every year. Last year Sexmane glorified inner madness in his song Mania, and the band Cyan Kicks sang about the inner challenges of the mind with the song Dancing With Demons.

Matula sings about exhaustion, which affects a worryingly large number of Finns, both young and working-age adults. Those who manage to run will get a medal around their neck. Retarders get to the grave more slowly, which means they probably live longer. However, the song’s message opens up properly only on the third listen.

A slightly slow warm-up pop song demands a lot from a live performance. However, Matula seems like an artist from whom you can expect a spectacular show. Among other things, the music video, which contains pink explosions, makes it clear that the song’s power alone is not enough on stage.

The vocal performance hardly needs to be stressed either. In 2017, Matula effortlessly performed, among other things Whitney Houstonia Stars stars in the program.