Norwegian band Remington super 60 has been releasing left field pop songs since the late 90s and its latest single “Fake Crush” sounds like it bridges decades. Its exquisitely gentle guitar work and subtle bass line sit between 60s French pop and 90s downtempo with a tonal change in the verses that resolves in a way that transports the listener to some kind of exotic lounge in a cosmopolitan city as the vocals describes confused feelings about a love that feels in some senses real but with the certainty that it isn’t because a crush isn’t truly built to last, it’s just a fantasy as fragile and as delicate as the song’s melody. And this isn’t even a true crush but a fake crush like a feeling someone wants to have and thinks she should have but upon closer examination it’s better as a fantasy than as a reality. And yet it’s these thoughts that spark the imagination some and give one a sense of something to look forward to, which is sometimes all we need to get out of an emotional rut. Listen to “Fake Crush” on Soundcloud and follow the enigmatically named Remington super 60 at the links. Look for a new EP from the project due out January 24, 2020.
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