The new Dylan Dunlap single ‘Fool‘ — It’s kinda wild how something so safe and polished can also hit with such weird cinematic impact.
We’re talking about a track that lowkey wants to be a folk ballad but sneaks in these ambient undertones, like it’s trying to score an A24 coming-of-age montage with a guitar in its lap and some slow pan drone shots in the background.
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And then we get the chorus — “I’m not a fool / I’m not a fool / For falling in love” — which is basically the musical equivalent of writing your crush a note in class and folding it into one of those paper footballs. Is it cliché? Yes. Does it work? Also yes. Because sincerity, when done right, still hits.
Dunlap leans fully into that emotional vulnerability and doesn’t try to edge it up. It’s not breaking new ground, but it doesn’t need to. There’s a quiet charm in how confidently it leans into what it is. It’s warm, it’s intimate, and if you’ve ever stared out a bus window pretending your life is a movie — congratulations, this is your soundtrack.
SCORE 7.5/10
A cozy little heartbreak anthem.
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