New Ykiki Beat: “Younger Life”

Is it an ode to times that have passed, or a celebration of a period in one’s life that will soon be history? The beauty of “Younger Life” is it leaves that a little bit open-ended…it could be a memory or it could be in the moment, but Ykiki Beat’s strutty number about the joys of losing yourself to dance (errrrrr not the other one) works either way. The vocals fly by like seconds ticking away, small details of a scene doomed to eventually fade, Ykiki Beat’s lead singer keeping up the pace admirably. The music fits too, far more reserved than the group’s last song “Garden,” full of guitar lines that are shifty but still laid back and summery. Listen below.