Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends are back with Sing-Along Songs, and let me tell youโthis thing is a cheeky little rocket ride through irony, swagger, and sonic bliss. These Swedes know how to blend retro charm with modern wit, and theyโre not afraid to get weird, romantic, or just plain groovy with it. The title track, โSing-Along Songs,โ kicks off like a power-pop carnival, thumping drums, sparkling cymbals, and electric guitars bouncing around like theyโre having a sugar rush. The lead vocal is pure confident coolโrelaxed, thick, a little smug, a little sexy. Heโs not trying too hard, which makes it all the more addictive. Itโs the kind of song that struts in, drops a hook, and dares you not to sing along by the second chorus.
Then the B-side, โYour Love,โ takes a hard left into soft night-time magic. Crickets chirp, guitars shimmer, and a female voice floats in like moonlight on a still lake, haunting and sweet, oohing in falsetto like some ghost of loveโs past. When the main vocals come in, itโs as if the guyโs been put under a spellโhypnotized, trailing behind her presence with this dazed devotion. Itโs got all the atmosphere of a late-night love letter written in candlelight and left on a windowsill.
What Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends do so well is this balance: bold and cheeky one moment, then soft and aching the next. Sing-Along Songs is a double-sided dose of strange romance and sonic craftsmanship. Listen to it on Spotify.
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Review by: Naomi Joan