Miami's breakout synthpop act Michael Lazar resurfaces just in time for Pride Month with a sparkling and heartfelt dance-pop single that serves as a cry of longing and a toast to openness, "Want Me Back." The song sets the mood for his EP "Daydreaming," due by July 25. "Want Me Back" pulses with an intoxicating energy. It is dreamy yet driven, thoughtful yet bold. The track is soaked in retro-futuristic synths and twinkling beats, evoking that late-night club high when music is both an escape and a mirror to the soul. But beneath the groove, you can't resist something more profound, the ache of a heart that still aches and wonders.
Singer-songwriter-producer Michael Lazar, who's developed a substantial following in Miami, combines a powerful passion with creativity in this single. Vulnerable yet controlled, his voice captures the highs and lows of losing someone who used to make the world feel like magic. It's a classic story, the one who got away, but Lazar makes it feel intimate, new, and undeniably queer. And as he does, he also speaks to a love that so many people in the L.G.B.T.Q.+ community have experienced but has had few signs of so openly reflected in mainstream music.
"Want Me Back" doesn't linger in the heartache, however. It dances through it. He can wrap grief and hope up into the same inhalation, making you weep while you're still keeping time with your feet. The song thrives under a disco ball and in empty bedrooms just the same, and that duality is ultimately what sticks. As a teaser for "Daydreaming," the song promises an EP filled with emotional richness, shimmering production, and deeply human storytelling. "Want Me Back" is a Pride anthem with rainbow paint, but because it's true, the truth is where genuine pride starts. Michael Lazar is a storyteller of queer longing, and "Want Me Back" is his most affecting chapter yet.
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