Fucking pop music. Some of it is great, some of it not so much. Fortunately for our ears, Kids Want Techno understand the difference between ‘pop for pop’s sake’ and ‘pop that’s executed well.’
Their recent remix, while it skews more mainstream than what’s typically covered on Blisspop, isn’t one to overlook. An uplifting, progressive house take on Jessi Malay’s “Summer Love,” it looks like the DMV based tastemakers decided to look at what makes Top 40 work and used that as a backbone for their remix which feels like the best parts of Calvin Harris and the beachy guitar notes from Robin Schulz mixed with the fabulous parts of Carly Rae Jepsen’s 2015 LPÂ Emotion. The vocals are sugary sweet and bubbly, the synth melodies are colossal, and the builds are effective giving the remix a level of sheen that elevates it above traditional Top 40 fodder. It’s cute. It’s happy. But let’s be clear – it’s not stupid.
Listen to Kids Want Techno’s remix of “Summer Love” below.
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