OCTOBER 10 • 2024 | 39 J N but we found a common ground. ” Kenett, meanwhile, describes the union as “like a painting of three dif- ferent circles, where you have the mid- dle that we all share. ” ABOUT THE MELODIES On A Place For Lovers, their fusion results in a smooth and melodically sophisticated blend of sounds, marked by a spectral ambience and spacious song arrangements. RGB straddles a line between classic and clever, with chill dance grooves, atmospheric electronic flavors and occasional jazzy touches driving the songs’ contemporary pop approach. Bartal notes that one track, “Write About You, ” is a kind of intentional, “in-your-face pop song” that he’ d not attempted before. “We started writing all the songs for this album maybe three or four years ago, ” Bartal notes. “I feel like, since then, what counts as pop today started leaning a little bit more toward our direction, with artists like Sabrina [Carpenter] and Chappell Roan. It’s less four-on-the-floor pop; it’s more about the melodies. It’s about the motion, the art. ” Agam, who helms RGB’s extensive video endeavors, adds, “We also like to give that twist with our lyrics. … This happy melody that will get stuck in your mind, but you’re saying, ‘I’m wildly unhappy. ’ For us, it’s realizing you have to embrace it all — all the colors, all the feelings — to really enjoy life. It’s about intimacy. It’s kind of a roller coaster of an album. ” That the songs are often inspired by her relationship with Bartal only makes things trickier, too. “I’m writing and thinking, ‘Is he going to catch onto that thing I said?’ or ‘Is he gonna notice?’” Noi says. “There are these little, embarrassing moments between us, but the honesty is what keeps us close. Roy and I can never sweep anything under the carpet; we’ll find out in a song sooner or later. It really keeps everything open and out there. ” So, does Kenett, as RGB’s third party, ever wonder what he got himself into? “It was during COVID, so I actually didn’t have something better to do at the time, ” he says as everyone laughs. “But, no, I think they had released two songs without me, and that’s all I had to hear. I decided, like, ‘Omigod, this is good music. I want to be part of it, and I have time. ’ Being part of a band never was something that was my dream, but along the way it became something I wished would happen. ” “We have this joke — none of us knew what we were getting into when we started, and now here we are, ” Noi adds. A Place For Lovers will bring RGB to the U.S. for a pair of performances in Los Angeles in October. The trio is contemplating a deluxe version of the album with some additional songs while also writing for its next album, and Bartal says that “maybe we’ll try to settle in North America for a while, ” where Noi has family in Toronto. “We want to go to the world, ” he explains. “We feel that our music is something that is international. The language is English, and the music can speak to anyone. So, the focus is getting out of our little nest here and spreading it worldwide. We don’t know what the future holds, but we definitely know what we want. ” A Place For Lovers is available on Spotify and Apple Music. DOROTA MIKO RGB (818) 970-6046 (248) 327-2124 jack.wiener@HealthMarkets.com HealthMarkets.com/jack.wiener 33302 West 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Jack Wiener Licensed Insurance Agent (818) 970-6046 Health | Medicare | Small Group | Life | Supplemental Let Old Friends be your Michigan-Florida Connection Keyes Real Estate Keyes Real Estate Estate Property Sales from Listing to Clean-Out! BUY • SELL • INVEST Throughout South Florida, Including Boca, Boynton, Delray, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties Nina Spinner-Sands NinaSpinner-Sands@keyes.com (954) 290-8293 Rita Morse RitaMorse@keyes.com (305) 609-7559