Södra Station – 16

“Are orange parties a thing in Sweden?”

Tim: First one off a new EP from Sara, Niro & Fredrik, with a basic lyrical vibe of “we’re not 16 any more” (the members are 24), and from the look of it Sara’s not particularly enjoying that.

Tim: It’s tricky, that, because the video is vastly more interesting, and attention grabbing, than the song.

Tom: Huh. For me, this track has one of the most promising builds I’ve heard in a while — but that’s because I had it in a background tab. The video’s distracting, and I think the song’s so much better without it. Let’s be honest, I didn’t need to see orange-juice-vomit.

Tim: I’ll confess that, until he crawled into the washing machine, my biggest focus was on whether or not her head would at some point turn into an orange.

Tom: Are orange parties a thing in Sweden? Because that’s a weird party. Anyway.

Tim: It’s a nice track, though, and I like it, as despite the negative impressions and intention, it’s a chirpy number. I recognise the feeling, and the sense of “wait, I’m not really going to be having fun like that at all again, am I?”, but the song also brings a “yes, we’re growing up now, but we can make the best of life and still have other fun” sensation. And I’ll take that in a track. Light philosophy, with an optimistic outlook.