UK songwriter and NHS doctor Euplasia swaps hospital corridors for kaleidoscopic daydreams on his new single โHallayoola,โ a jolt of upbeat indie rock that feels like pure sunshine on a grey February afternoon. Following the success of โYou Wonder,โ he leans into a brighter, more playful side here. Itโs family-friendly, hook-heavy, and powered by the kind of wild, shameless imagination most of us left somewhere in primary school.
Musically, โHallayoolaโ is jolly and instantly catchy, built on thumping drums, slick, chiming guitars, and an easy groove that never feels weighed down. Euplasia sings in a relaxed, unforced way, like heโs grinning while he singsโno angst, no posturing, just genuine joy. The verses tumble out in fast-paced, story-like snapshots, with a kid stuffing a lucky penny in his pocket, sailing a makeshift boat down a rain-filled drain, drawing a watch on his arm, and inventing his own language for the sheer fun of it. Each tiny scene feels like a Polaroid of childhood mischief.
The chorus is where it all clicks into anthem mode. That nonsense-sacred phrase โHallayoolaโ becomes a little mantra for creative freedom, backed by playful rhymes and a melody that lodges itself in your head on first listen. He keeps it simple because itโs โjust a feeling inside your soul,โ that spark you get when you stop worrying about being right and just make it up as you go along.
As the song moves into its final third, the tempo and energy subtly climb, before dropping into a stripped-back middle-eight that adds a touch of poignancy. He nods to the way adults are told to โgrow out of this,โ yet admits heโs still racing clouds and letting his thoughts fly. By the time the chorus returns in full, โHallayoolaโ has done something lovely, as itโs turned a three-minute indie banger into a reminder that the kid you were is still very much aliveโand definitely still coola.
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Review by: Naomi Joan