My reference for this fun, new band of youngsters is a stateside Phoenix: you have the infectious melody, the synth primacy, and the pristine groove synergy. Plus, the video is just cool.
The secret sauce here is the syncopation: the way that straight half-note groove flams with the lazy triplets and the double-pump kick drum. Along with how the keyboard riffs off the lead vocal, and the fuzzy bass lines, this song just takes off and doesn’t look back.
it’s a statement about the way society nurtures its next generation; what’s missing right now is a simple mechanism for relaxation:
