Released October 23, 2025 as track four on her upcoming album Vacancy, Ari Lennox’s “Under The Moon” is a Halloween-worthy slow burn that’s equal parts sultry and sinister.
Produced by Elite, Ron Gilmore, Dave James, and Tommy Parker, the track blends vintage soul with modern R&B in a way that feels like stumbling into a smoky jazz club at 3am.
The official video leans heavy into Vampire in Brooklyn aesthetics, dripping with old Hollywood glamour and supernatural tension.
Ari’s visual storytelling is meticulous: extended nails that catch the light, those eyes flickering blue at just the right moment, movements that suggest something dangerous lurking beneath the elegance.
She’s giving Diana Ross in Mahogany meets Angela Bassett’s transformation scenes, all while maintaining that signature Ari Lennox rawness.
What makes this track stick is how she plays with her vocals. The way she stretches “moon” into something almost otherworldly, letting syllables drip like honey laced with venom.
It’s seductive without trying too hard, which is Ari’s whole brand really. The production gives her space to breathe, those shoo-wops in the intro setting a throwback tone before the song reveals its teeth.
Following releases like “Pressure” and her previous work on Dreamville, Ari’s showing growth without abandoning what made fans fall for her in the first place.
This could easily slide onto a film soundtrack, maybe something directed by Jordan Peele with that blend of romance and unease.
The songwriting here deserves proper recognition for how it balances desire with danger, addiction with self-awareness.
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