Stumbled across this new tune by Super Whatevr on the Hopeless Records YouTube channel this evening and pretty glad I did. I’d never heard about these guys before and it seems like this new singles in a taste of what’s to come from the band as they explore a new sound. The single seems to be a departure from the quick sampling I did of their 2018 album, Never Nothing, taking us on a different journey with them with the same amount of self deprecation.
The new single is light, fresh and probably a little heavy - the perfect formula for most millennials to bop to as summer comes to and end and we are forced back into the reality of no more summer Fridays filled with Aperol Spritz’s. Jokes aside, lyrically the song seems quite poignant as lead singer, Skyler McKee sings, “I can’t believe in anything and they know, I’m so messed up, we’re all messed up”. It’s a weird time in our world - politically, mentally, emotionally, we’re all just trying our best. This song feels like a reminder of just that with it’s California cool vibe and riffs that make you feel, better (sorry, I had to).
Better, I think returns to the feeling captured in their 2017 self-released album, Good Luck. To me, that album feels slightly more raw and lyrically perhaps a little more meaningful with an offbeat charm. My favourite track on that album is Benjamin Alphabet, highly recommend. The new single is a good combination of the old and the new - that indie, pop-y, self deprecation we all love. They remind me of Parekh and Signh meets Noah and the Whale meets Bleachers?
Hate it or love it, I don’t know, I won’t tell you how to live your life but I do suggest you give it a try. If not Better, then maybe Benjamin Alphabet. These dudes seem to be here try and make the shite times, a little less shite.
