Released 5 years ago – “Lately” by the UK’s Gold Spectacles feels like the tropical-house inspired music from 2013-2015 along the lines of Magic Man and Pacific Air.
It’s the soundtrack of Huckberry-outfitted adventures, a stylized “dad shirt” Hawaiian print on a slightly torn button up, smelling of broken-in leather jackets, motorcycle diesel, and salt water from a recent cliff jump.
Is this an aesthetic and visceral experience we now miss due to the COVID-19 lockdowns?
As the clouds release heavy but much-needed raindrops across California this week, this song is a reminder of how the sun’s rays felt last summer.