Monday Moves From Dance-Pop Longing to Norteño Heartbreak
Come Thru Vocals is a long-running It’s Not You It’s Me Media series spotlighting standout vocal performances, emerging artists and songs worth adding to your rotation. Curated by the INYIM music desk, many selections later appear in the Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist and enter rotation on INYIM Radio.
Monday’s Come Thru Vocals pairs Kiesza’s “With You” with La Maquinaria Norteña’s “Fantasma.” Kiesza brings the emotional release through polished dance-pop, while La Maquinaria Norteña takes us straight into regional Mexican heartbreak. Completely different lanes, but both know exactly what to do with a feeling.
Kiesza
Tune: “With You”
Kiesza’s “With You” lands as the focus track from her 2026 Dancing and Crying: Vol. 3, and it knows how to live in both halves of that title. Her vocal keeps the feeling exposed while the production stays built for movement — yearning without turning into a ballad, dance-pop without pretending everything is fine.
La Maquinaria Norteña
Tune: “Fantasma”
La Maquinaria Norteña’s “Fantasma” goes in from the opposite direction, leaning into the ache and directness that regional Mexican music does so well. Sergio Soto’s lead vocal carries the song without overselling it, letting the melody and the band’s norteño drive turn absence into something you can practically hear sitting in the room.
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