We’ve followed Pearly Drops since their hypnotic debut Call For Help, and they’ve only developed their surreal, shimmering universe since. The Finnish duo—Sandra Tervonen and Juuso Malin—continue to craft a sound that floats somewhere between dream pop and alien transmissions, equal parts nostalgic haze and futuristic shimmer.
Their latest track, “Mermaid,” a collaboration with Australian indie outfit Cub Sport, is a glowing example of this evolution. Opening with glittery guitar lines and warped vocals, the song gradually builds into a soft-focus groove before dissolving into an ambient, operatic finale. It’s both melancholic and transcendent, inspired by the faded glamour of Hollywood and the strange beauty that still lingers beneath the surface.
“In this song, among other things, the glamorous Hollywood scenarios have already been turned upside down, the decline has begun and, for example, a persona as a mermaid in the sewers of Sunset Boulevard seems like a more attractive sidequest,” Pearly Drops explain. “Cub Sport‘s Tim felt a connection with the song ‘Mermaid,’ which we were working on at the time and the ethereal opera of the final section was born in an instant.”
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