We’ve all been there. Engaged in an otherwise mundane situation, jamming a pair of headphones into our ears seems to provide the only scrap of light relief and, somewhat remarkably, Oceaán has tapped into that inexplicable surge of euphoria when you hear that song.
“Need U” is the track in question, a solitary camera following an anonymous boy and girl down moonlit suburban streets, the lonely commute and scruffy supermarket aisles, warm pulses of synth gradually unfurling as they begin to align with its subdued percussion.
As their movements become more vigorous, more gloriously detached from the outside world, it feels as if you are watching not only a music video, but a celebration of its electric power, difficult to articulate yet vividly real. Oceaán’s grip on 2014 shows little sign of relenting, much to our delight.
- Gorillaz mark 25 years with headline slot at Madrid’s new eco-conscious festival Pulse of Gaia
- Sir Chloe announce second album, Swallow The Knife
- Milo Korbenski releases new single “Ratworm,” ahead of upcoming album Sex Angel
- Katie Malco collaborates with Mui Zyu on new track, "When You’re Sleeping"
- Ada Lea shares new single "something in the wind" and announces first UK tour in six years
- Barry Can't Swim unveils final album preview, "All My Friends"
- Franz Ferdinand join forces with Johnny Marr and Master Peace on two new singles
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