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293. “Technicolor Beat” by Oh Wonder

Just a song I heard on Spotify a few years back, and into a playlist it went. Many songs enter the playlist, last for a time, and eventually must be shown the door. 

This song, it’s a survivor, man. 

It’s an excellent mix of synthesized and organic sounds.

There is something I love about a male and female voice singing together not in harmony but in unison. It’s an oddly under-used idea. 

The choruses are so rich, with that piano. The melody repeats over changing chords, one of my favorite effects. For the last chorus, cool counter melodies join. The whining synth noise in the culmination is so well done. 

I keep cleaning house on my playlist, booting songs that use up their novelty. Some prove they never were novelty. They were honest all along.

Sunday 12.17.17
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