Hats feat. Diana Golbi – Take It Away

“What the hell is going on in that video”

Tim: This was sent in by our reader, Emma, who simply writes “I LOVE IT!” Hats are an Israeli production duo who’ve been going a few years, and this is their latest.

Tim: So the first time I heard it I fund it difficult to pay much attention to the song because I was trying to work out just what the hell is going on in that video, but apparently it’s won loads of awards and stuff, so that’s something.

Tom: I’m going to file that video under “extended metaphor”. Not sure it’s suitable for this, though.

Tim: Listening to it again without the video they’ve chosen to accompany it, though, and it’s a pretty good dance track.

Tom: It is, although a lot of the sounds in here sound like they’re from about ten years ago — which is perhaps why I like it as well. All the this-year trends of single-instrument synth pads and messed-about lyric samples are absent. This could fit on a compilation CD from the 2000s. Which is fine by me, but I’ve no idea how well the rest of the world will look at it.

Tim: They’ve certainly got the big post-chorus nailed, with a great melody and mix of instruments – that last minute is just fantastic. I wouldn’t go as a far as “I LOVE IT!”, but I’d certainly play it again, quite a good few times.