Tomine Harket – Breathing Better

“There’s a lot going on in that villa that is summed up nicely by pop music.”

Tim: A song about self-appreciation; as the pre-chorus puts it, “I’ve nothing left to prove, I’m way too good for you.” The chorus takes it somewhere else, though the overall gist is still there.

Tom: If that surname sounds familiar, it’s because this is the daughter of A-Ha’s Morten Harket.

Tim: It is, and to be honest I’m wondering if he’d approve of the raunchiness on display here. I’m not sure we’ve heard this particular variant of the lyrical genre previously, but I guess there are many, many couplings out there where it could apply.

Tom: “I know I touch myself better than you.” Harsh, but ultimately a valid complaint.

Tim: Hell, Laura and Wes on Love Island could pretty much have had this as their theme tune during last night’s relationship bloodbath. (Three out of seven couples broke up. THREE out of SEVEN!)

Tom: I… I’m going to have to watch this at some point, aren’t I? It’s a running joke now.

Tim: What can I say, there’s a lot going on in that villa that is summed up nicely by to pop music. Musically it’s perfectly serviceable as a piece of modern pop music: all the right sounds, vocal noise and synthy stuff in the background, laid out nicely in pretty much the right order.

Tom: Yep, I was expecting to dislike this for some reason — just a bit slow in the voices — but damn if that return from the middle eight didn’t sell me on the whole track.

Tim: Hell of an annoying music video, though. Just, show us what’s happening, please.