MUSIC: Long Lost Has Pretty Friends

Timeless house music to soothe the soul…

How good is it when a track nestles its way into your soul to glow eternally like a warm ember? Coming in hot with just such a single is Naarm-based producer Long Lost. The producer's bio describes herself as a bit weird, a characteristic she embraces to guide her to places not often explored. But that doesn't mean alienating audiences all in the name of creative stoicism: "I want people to hear my music and feel the urge to dance and connect". On the new single 'A Lot of Pretty Friends', the producer stays true to that statement with an exquisite piece of house music that wears its glowing heart on its pretty, frilly sleeve. And that heart is pulsing a garage-infused 4/4 house frequency, lovely sampled strings and a bittersweet piano line that will hook you in like an experienced deep-sea fisherman. 'I wanted to create a symphonic house track that blends elements of electronic dance and UK garage, giving a sense of nostalgia that is bound to appeal to the raver in all of us'. Well, tickle us nostalgic because we almost cried reliving those halcyon days upon hearing this. A smooth AF video accompanies the video featuring what we assume must be all her friends, dancing and connecting to the lovely rhythms whilst being, of course, pretty. It's so slick it could be a cut scene from HBO's Euphoria. If this is what Long Lost is about, then we're all about Long Lost. Spread the word.