Lazy Surfer, Nita, and GroovyBoy aren’t here to surf those recent waves. They’re here to wake them up with a groove that hits like a sunrise after an all-nighter. Their most recent single, “Back Down,” is a hazy, hypnotic time warp that oozes with the reflective buzz of old-school electro and the laid-back defiance of a creator following their rhythm.
From the first riff in “Back Down,” you are toeing the line of an analog dreamscape. A throbbing synth line pulses like neon on rain-slick concrete as a crisp drum machine kicks in to push the song along with gently insistent velocity. It’s a sound that harkens back to the 80s peak of electronic pop, but it’s more than a memories hit. It’s a rebirth. In Lazy Surfer, this taut mellowness becomes an integral part of their identity, and it’s something that feels both vintage and vibrantly fresh at once. There’s a neat contradiction at work throughout “Back Down.” It’s danceable, but it’s unhurried. Smooth, yet gritty. The track is at home in that delicious liminal space between club anthems and headphone escapes. As its name suggests, “Back Down” doesn’t yell, doesn’t scream for attention. It draws you in, stays cool, and challenges you not to move right along.
Lazy Surfer’s voice hangs over the production like smoke on a mirrorball-lit beach at midnight, serene, confident, and cryptic enough to keep you hitting repeat. There’s a message here, buried beneath the icy synths and thumping rhythms, about holding your ground and remaining defiant when the world pushes back. “Back Down” is an anthem of quiet defiance, an uplift of the corners of the mouth rather than a raised fist.
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