MANSHEEN's newest single, "Slush," is a rewind button with a pulse. On "Slush," MANSHEEN pops the top of a time capsule and pours out a moody, magnetic mix of '90s textures, like flipping through old polaroids while the VHS player hums along. There's heat in the grain but also frosty otherworldliness that swims through the synths and vocal delivery. It feels known yet not predictable; it is more like a dream you recall but not quite remember. As arranged here, you can hear palpable patience, a willingness to breathe, and let the vibe set in rather than chase some trend or hook.
The cut throbs with the grit and haze of a time when a decade wasn't working so hard to be anything other than real. You can practically feel the denim, hear the skate wheels on concrete, and taste the after-school slushie sliding off sunburned fingers. But be under no illusions; it isn't just a throwback. MANSHEEN aren't duplicating the 90s; they bring it back to life. The production embraces raw, lo-fi tones while still feeling clean by today's standards, like an old cassette tape that's been lying around and still plays crisply despite its wear.
"Slush" is a nod to a time when music wasn't required to explain itself, to feel right. MANSHEEN aren't pursuing perfection here, but they're pursuing emotion, and in doing so, they land on something raw and powerful. But "Slush" acts as a connective tissue that can remind us of how things move anyway, that the past may not be over, but is surely past, reverberating in achy rooms, if only MANSHEEN will allow it. Let the fuzz envelop you like a thrifted flannel. A wobble for the past to vibrate. MANSHEEN is halfway through a cigarette when you arrive at his apartment and play his recent track, "Slush." It's a sensation you didn't know you missed.
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