It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Melbourne’s Oscar Key Sung but, with Valentine’s Day upon us and potential partners to impress, he’s returned to us at just the right time. Nothing gets us in the mood for love more than some silken vox draped gently over an electro jam, and nobody does it better than Oscar.
If you’re heading somewhere for post-dinner drinks with someone special later this evening, maybe bring this one up on your phone and slip it to the bar staff to chuck on repeat until you both just chug what’s left of your drinks and make a dash for the door. Damn.
Having premiered the track on triple j’s 2017 with Richard Kingsmill recently, Oscar explains the longing behind the lyrics – that of an inconvenient but undeniable love:
“When you want to be with someone, up ahead there is the idea of the two of you and how you will be together. But it is often a mirage that does not exist the way it looked in the distance when you arrive there.
“Patterns emerge of a closed circuit, for instance the other pulling away as you reach out, You try and become self contained as a protection mechanism because when you tried to share everything it was too much, but as soon as you become independent that’s when they want you. Then the same thing happens in reverse.
“This song is about a type of love that even though it is constantly bringing up adversity, you simply can’t turn away from it. Some absurd force draws you to each other. I am interested in this because its so perplexing, I want to understand but rationally I can’t.”
Having recently signed to Melbourne label Good Manners, Oscar will be returning to the live stage in Melbourne on Friday Feb 24 as his new label launch their Hold Tight club night with Clark (Warp Records), Corin, Planete and Jennifer Loveless packing out a tasty bill.
