“Hands to Myself” is a quintessential example of a pop record that emphasizes a soft, breathy vocal singing style.
One singer blatantly influenced by Lorde is Selena Gomez, who switched from a high-energy, club-friendly album “Stars Dance” in 2013 to a sparser, percussion and vocal-forward record “Revival” in 2015. “Hands to Myself” is a quintessential example of a pop record that emphasizes a soft, breathy vocal singing style.