Remy Bond pulls listeners into America’s ‘60s aesthetics with her third single “Summer Song,” the budding artist quickly gathering fans with her take on nostalgia.
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Remy Bond’s “Summer Song” is one that effortlessly evokes the feeling of recklessness that comes with being young and lovestruck.
She is beginning to solidify her sound with this track, one that is innately alluring and overcome with her charming lyricism, despite only having three songs in her discography. If “Summer Song” is any indication of where Remy Bond will be headed on a full LP, she can already count on a few hundred thousand fans to listen in, an impressive foundational following for having so few songs out.
In her Spotify bio, Bond proclaims herself as someone who is fascinated by Golden Age Hollywood and she appreciates the “washed up beauty of places like Atlantic City and Las Vegas.” This couldn’t be more clear (or fun) on “Summer Song.” The track’s thematic influences are cohesive and allows us to join her as she steps into the silver screen era, painting a vivid picture through her vocals and lyrics.
I first heard “Summer Song” on TikTok and admittedly, I thought the track was another one of Lana Del Rey’s early unreleased songs making its rounds on the app. I went to the comments and many were of the same mentality, “thought this was Lana,” “sounds like old Lana.” Of all artists to be compared to, one of the leading ladies of melancholy pop is not a shabby evaluation. Take one look at the lyrics and you’ll see why many are pairing the two together.
In the summertime driving up the West Coast
Me and my Valentine, we ain’t got no place to go . . .
They’re in the badlands looking for me
We’re in the city getting high with the freaks
Put the jukebox back on Lou Reed
I’m free
Bond and Del Rey both have a proclivity for living in the ’60s through their lyricism, the comparison nothing but natural.
Bond’s voice and vocal stylings are at times strikingly similar to tracks from Del Rey’s earlier albums. This is not to say that Bond is merely a copycat of Del Rey; her other two tracks, “End of the World” and “Benzo Queen,” see her in spaces that feel more specific to what she’s trying to comprise her artistry of.
The rest of “Summer Song” is enchanting; the melodies Bond created for the track are addictive and I find myself humming the chorus at random points throughout the day. The song explores love’s risks and Bond makes the stakes of the relationship fascinatingly clear through her fiery and passionate lyrical choices.
Real love is a dangerous game
But it’s one that I wanna play
Real love is a gun to my brain
But I’m drawn like a moth to the flame
In the summertime…
I know what to do
Now that I’ve got a man like you
In the summertime
It can be so cruel
Baby, don’t be cruel
Her most successful track yet, “Summer Song” has gathered the attention of over a million listeners on Spotify.
Bond’s introduction to us is one that feels inherently nostalgic, harkening back to the glamorization of ’60s Americana culture, a practice that was wildly popular in the early to mid 2010s. This mode of musical expression is something that many will be happy to see is making a revitalized comeback, perhaps with Remy Bond leading its resurgence.
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