Neu HAERTS

: HAERTS
Based: New York
Listen: ‘Wings’
Similar to: Chairlift

The Emily Kai Bock-directed video for HAERTS’ debut single ‘Wings’ is dripping from head to toe in nostalgia. Filmed on a Super 8 camera (that’s right folks, no Instagram filters here), it plays out almost like a viewfinder into someone’s entire lifespan, splicing in all sorts of images from kids running around in a field, old cartoon clips, street shots and serene skylines. It’s incredibly relatable, much like the song itself, which sparkles and shines like all of the best pop diamonds.

Hailing from all over the globe – Germany, England and the US to be exact – this now New York-based five-piece make soaring, sentimental synth pop that invigorates the feeling of being at a festival; taking in the glowing sunset of the final day as you stand weary-eyed from the past 72 hours of partying. Any song that can ignite a feeling inside of you – that can spark a memory in its first few seconds – is onto a winner, and ‘Wings’ does this brilliantly.

One other band that springs to mind when you listen to HAERTS is Glasgow’s very own synth-poppers Chvrches, not because of any musical similarities – there aren’t many despite both rocking female leads and sharing an inability to spell – but because I’ve always imagined their track ‘Recover’ to be the kind of 3am jam that keeps the last flicker of the party alive. If that’s so, then ‘Wings’ is the flipside - the feeling you get at 6am as your body fights sleep and your eyes wince at the break of day.

The ‘Wings’ single is out now on Neon Gold.