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pluko – asleep (feat. MOONZz)

I know this just came out today, but I have one of my favorite songs of the year on my hands. Three of the best electronic music things in pluko, MOONZz, and the Foreign Family Collective are all wrapped up into a beautiful release that tugs at the heartstrings. It’s such an emotional track with a glitchy, colorful drop much like its single artwork that feels forward-thinking and nostalgic at the same time. It’s insane to me that pluko has only been around for a year considering how nuanced his sound is and working with a respected powerhouse like Foreign Family is a testament to that.

I also have to give a major shoutout to MOONZz! She always crushes her features and “asleep” is no different. Her vocals are a picture perfect complement to pluko’s production as they delicately intertwine. From top to bottom, this track is like a warm blanket that I just want to be enveloped in and let it course through the air into my ears for hours at a time. I have a moody nighttime playlist for when I’m driving through the city, cruising down the coast, or just relaxing at home and staring out my window, and this will make an amazing addition.

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MOONZz x Restless Modern – Navigator

I feel like a broken record with so many references to BLU J as of late, but the duo’s flip of “Goodbye” instantly put me on the syrupy sweet vocals of MOONZz when it dropped last year – thus, it was thrilling to receive a new track from the lady of Luna. Titled “Navigator,” her fresh single is a jubilant outing co-produced by Restless Modern that embraces the trope of romantic joyrides and a more traditional pop approach. While undoubtedly modern in its percussive flair, the track carries a welcoming aura of nostalgia that invokes memories of long-gone road trips and romance.

With that being said, here’s so much value in a track that can tap into deeply seeded sentiments without having direct ties to the past. Most music that I hold in high regard has years of experiences and emotions attached, but most of it made me think forward rather than backward on first listen. Maybe those retrospective instigators were also structured around archetypes of old that were destined to strike a chord with me, but whatever the case may be, there was no denying how rewarding it felt to engage with the past.

Whether those surfaced visions were vivid or abstract, they felt less like foreign ground and more like home, and that notion persists through “Navigator.”

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