Western Sydney artist FRIDAY* flips the classic love song formula on its head with the release of his latest single “just you.” Its sweet lyrics don’t reinvent the wheel, but sonically this track really steps up. FRIDAY* has created a layered sound which blends elements of shoegaze, pop, and New Jack Swing. They’re not natural bedfellows, but somehow the combination works!
“’just you’ is a song about searching for your own value in someone else,” FRIDAY* admitted. “Inspired by shoegaze and the movie Bones and All, I wanted to channel all the melodrama I could muster into one song, perhaps as a way to never get that emo again. It wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t trying to play with contrast, so I added some classic New Jack Swing drums in the vein of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The result to me sounds like when the fireworks go off at the end of the Easter Show, and you can’t help but feel sad that it’s over.”
“just you” comes from FRIDAY*’s forthcoming EP rituals, which drops on June 5.