{"id":89194,"date":"2024-12-20T12:41:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=89194"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:14:43","slug":"xavier-toscano-brings-synth-driven-electro-pop-banger-the-city-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/12\/xavier-toscano-brings-synth-driven-electro-pop-banger-the-city-said\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Toscano Brings Synth-Driven Electro-Pop Banger, &#8216;The City Said&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our second of three tracks from Xavier Toscano today is, &#8216;The City Said&#8217;, a synth-driven electro-pop banger with a video to match.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unapologetically confident with his flashy wardrobe and high-energy choreography, the music video for &#8216;The City Said&#8217; sees Xavier dancing on a public art structure, as well as scenes shot near the water\u2019s edge, providing a stunning contrast between the city, and a peaceful background. With choreography by JB Papas, the track&#8217;s upbeat electronic sound is brought to life, with Xavier\u2019s mirroring in his performance the song\u2019s message of lost love and moving on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about Xavier Toscano and his music online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/XavierToscanoVEVO\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XToscano.music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xtoscano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@xtoscanomusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>. You can watch the music video for &#8216;The City Said&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vwa_f5_J0OA\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vwa_f5_J0OA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_50900\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vwa_f5_J0OA?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Xavier Toscano - The City Said\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vwa_f5_J0OA\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our second of three tracks from Xavier Toscano today is, &#8216;The City Said&#8217;, a synth-driven electro-pop banger with a video to match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":89201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Our second of three tracks from Xavier Toscano today is, 'The City Said', a synth-driven electro-pop banger with a video to match.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Xavier Toscano Brings Synth-Driven Electro-Pop Banger, 'The City Said'","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Our second of three tracks from Xavier Toscano today is, 'The City Said', a synth-driven electro-pop banger with a video to match.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,21453,21445,21446,21449,640],"tags":[14899,11720,77,370,1945,666,116,10677,32678,81,22992,7105],"class_list":["post-89194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","category-video-reviews","category-videos","tag-dance-pop","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-rap","tag-review","tag-single-review","tag-the-city-said","tag-video","tag-video-review","tag-xavier-toscano"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-ncC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":84751,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/11\/xavier-toscano-keeps-it-tight-with-first-of-three-songs-from-his-latest-album-x-marks-the-spot\/","url_meta":{"origin":89194,"position":0},"title":"Xavier Toscano &#8216;Keeps It Tight&#8217; 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