Listen: Have I Been Good to You by Ian Cobiella

Ian Cobiella Have I Been Good to You Opening with a cinematic pulsing bass line that evokes the movies of Tony Scott, LA-based musician Ian Cobiella’s single, Have I Been Good To You, has a pulse quickening magic from the very beginning. That bass line quickly dissolves, however, giving way to bright piano chords and percussion that takes influence from the artist’s Cuban-Bolivian upbringing. The result is an intimate, sexy tribute, Cobiella’s vocals layered and stumbling gracefully over one another, full of excitement and boy-ish energy. Soft edged processing on elements of those layers creates a playfulness in the delivery. Like a conversation with one’s own emotions, we can hear Cobiella egg himself on, as he embraces his sense of affection. The overall song comes together as a beautifully frenzied piece, a blur of colour and anticipation that reflects the destabilising loss of perspective that comes from falling for someone. As the song nears its conclusion, there is this…