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Shy Girls and Explosions in the Sky

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Today I have music for you by an artist out of Portland who goes by the name Shy Girls. This song is definitely one that I can listen to a lot. It has that calm electronic feel but it also has elements of a rock band. To be honest, I was greatly reminded of The 1975 when I first heard this song. Many characteristics of this song are similar to The 1975 and follow the styles of genres such as power pop and indie rock. There is a good balance between the two of them, falling a little bit more on the indie side in terms of overall sound, but it falls more on the electronic side in terms of producing the song and which sounds are most prominent. It is very interesting how we get the best of both worlds in such a way to where things are perfectly balanced but also unbalanced at the same time. It takes immense skill to be able to make something like that and I can't help but notice the impressive nature of the making of this song. I also kind of like the minimization and softening of the