When a track comes on that feels like the refined, simple delights of an elusive night still on the cusp of collapse, you know you might have found something extra special. That is precisely what Raging Bunch achieves with "We Go Boom" a swaggering, no-holds-barred exhale of force that can best be described as the musical equivalent to an international party already in progress.
It is about the power surge you get from being near someone who gets your heart racing, and that many of us can relate to. "We Go Boom" thrives on its simplicity and universality. This is not a song that's trying to be clever for the sake of being smart, it's here to make you feel from the first beat, which is refreshing. And suppose you will. And the chorus is pure, simple pop genius, a hook so elementary that anyone could sing along without hitting a wrong note. You can speak English, Spanish, Japanese, or none of the above, and you will be part of the group immediately.
This is not music, this is an invitation. The beat thumps with nightclub swagger, but it's not sterile and mechanical, instead, it heaves as if taking breaths of its own, delightfully animated and faintly sinister, like when you catch a stranger's eye in a crowded room and think This could be bad. This is a perfectly balanced tune, with polished production, and the right amount of human edge that tips it from glossy radio appeal over to dance-floor heat.
Raging Bunch sees something in this song, and one can hardly argue with that. There is an understated confidence in "We Go Boom" that makes you think, Why not? Songs these days tend to overcomplicate matters and come off as much deeper than they need to be, but this song embraces the simplicity of having a good time and does so unapologetically.