Delorean Stay Close

Culture has a funny way of responding to the economic and political reality around it. In the 1930's, cheery Hollywood musicals thrived because people needed a break from the harrowing reality of an global economic collapse and the dark specter of fascism. What does it say, then, about our culture when the kids are so obsessed with translating the ethos of summer into beats and melodies? Does the fact of Neon Indian just mean that we're really teetering on the edge of another dark ages?

If that's the case, then Delorean's excellent "Stay Close" is just another sunny diversion from the gut-wrenching reality of our situation. The song works partially because it never quite settles into a groove. It bounds forward with reckless abandon, adding and shedding elements as it moves. But the song is anchored by that indelible house vocal sample. For a song about the unbridgeable distance between people ("Where can I reach you?"), Delorean manage to make "Stay Close" about as upbeat as a day at the beach.

Delorean's full-length debut, Subiza, comes out June courtesy of True Panther.