AlunaGeorge - I Remember (ft. Flume)

After sending their fans on slightly convoluted musical treasure hunt this week, involving lots of ‘unlocking’ and other such gimmicks, the title track to AlunaGeorge’s second album - shaping up fast into a record of wall-to-wall pop gold so far - is out there. Off the bat, it’s got a few strong ticks playing in its favour. A video featuring an apartment with a certain piece of neon decor taken straight from The Sims? Check. The dab hand of Flume helping out an ever-invisible George on production duty? You betcha. So far, so bangin’.

Pulsing with wubbing bursts of synth - sparse flickers tossed over the top like percussive confetti - ‘I Remember’ hungers after that first spark, and initial jolt of chemistry with tenacious focus. “I wanna feel like it’s the first night, I wanna meet you for the first time,” sings Aluna, “I remember the sound, of your heart racing, when you do bad things to me.” Saucy stuff.