Hej Matematik – Livet i Plastik

Tim: Fancy a new Aqua track?

Tim: Tough, because this doesn’t sound anything like Aqua.

Tim: This band, though, is fronted by one member, backing singer Søren Rasted, and his nephew.

Tim: But that’s not all: in what is possibly—alright, certainly—a throwback to a career highlight, the track is called, yes, ‘Life in Plastic’

Tim: Also, you may have noticed the chorus rhymes plastic with fantastic, though sadly my Danish isn’t up to translating the rest of the line from his singing. But let’s move on from his overwhelming nostalgia and let’s discuss the song: it’s a bit odd, for me.

Tim: Well, that is true. And the thing is, I like it, pretty much, though I’m not entirely sure why. Because what it really does is remind me of Skrillex (don’t click that link), who is to dubstep what the Spanish flu was to infectious diseases, and to me about as appealing.

Tim: Oh, thank you very much. But that in turn reminds me of the fact that Radio 1 have, for god only knows what reason, decided to fall in love with Skrillex and other ‘new music’* and so play that all the time instead of what people actually like.

Tim: I am entirely aware of that, and am trying very hard not to get there. In moderation, I’m very happy with it – just not so much, so often. And actually, is he well liked, or are we just told he’s liked? Because last time I checked, his songs weren’t exactly flying off the servers. (Yes, that’s not the best way of measuring popularity these days, but still.)

Aaaaaanyway, that’s a moan for another time, but my main point is that despite all that, and despite the fact that the two Rasteds are not so much singing as speaking aggressively, I quite like this song. Why is that?