Tom: I thought “that sounds like Kygo”. It wasn’t Kygo.
Tim: It does sound like Kygo, though.
Tom: And I was all ready to write this off, say that it’s a bit of a dull, Kygo-esque track. I let it fade into the background, I switched to a different tab…
Tim: Ooh, tension…
Tom: …and then I realised that I was quietly dancing along in my chair to it while I wrote something else. How did that happen? It’s not even catchy — I couldn’t sing you any of it, or even hum that sort-of-tropical melody, not even after listening to it twice. But I’ll be damned if I didn’t dance to it. That takes some doing. Well done, Palm Trees.
Tim: I guess it kind of goes with their name – the genre and sound is exactly what you might associate with sunny beaches, blue seas and gently wafting palm trees. And when you’ve got a track like that, it can’t help but be uplifting, especially if you’re staring out of the window at a grey and wet October sky. Uplifting music, fair beat to it – you’re gonna dance.
Tom: What’s with that Mmmbop-esque tiny, out of place record scratch, though?
Tim: Not sure. Better than yesterday’s cow, though.