Tim: We’ve featured Frida (the vocalist here) a few times before, though not Rasmus (the backing tune bloke). Here’s their output as a pairing, which according to the accompanying scribblings “marries together perfectly Frida’s hazy, gently beautiful vocals with Rasmus’s crisp beats and mesmerizing, layered production.”
Tom: “Crisp beats”? They’re not lettuce. Some marketing person’s getting carried away with themselves.
Tim: Let’s have a listen.
Tim: Allegedly, “the result is an infectious but subtle earworm that will have you humming in the spring sunshine!” which is perhaps one exclamation mark too many, and if I’m honest a perfect example of why sometimes publicists should just let the track do the talking, because reading that first just results in a let down.
Tom: Yep: that first verse was — well, “enchanting” is too strong a word, but certainly “nice”. But that chorus…
Tim: Yes, nice is about right – great vocals and good backing, so good work from both of them there, and the song is definitely one I might stick on a lazy summer playlist – not earwormy stuff, though, and to be honest I may well have forgotten it by the time I’ve got my sunglasses on.
Tom: Agreed. It’s almost… ambient. That’s not a good description for a track like this.
Tim: No – although the vocals are gently beautiful (and probably hazy as well, whatever that might mean when describing vocals) and the beats are indeed crisp, mesmerising and layered, it’s a great track, but not one I’ll be humming. DAMN YOUR OVERSELLING.