"you pop up in my head"
Listening to the cyclical garage indie "Pop Up In My Head" and feeling slowly changed as memories of glistening waves peeled off as I glided along blue faces of water. At that moment I thought that maybe Zacharias Zachrisson just might be a distant Swedish cousin of local surfer / musician Alex Knost (from Costa Mesa, California) who I covered for the blog what feels like eons ago. This is because Zachrisson's musical imagining, Vacation Forever, does (however slightly or however spiritually) remind me of Knost's incarnation (and band) Tomorrow's Tulips. Both make sounds that are drenched in an understated natural cool, the kind of cool that just is and is dripping with a crush of youthful longing. "Pop Up In My Head" is the kind of track that feels like a dreamier, more saturated and ultimately a more eclipsing indie serenade than TT's Eternally Teenage but they both feel as classic as a beautiful sunset on pristine waters.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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Vacation Forever deals in short, direct, almost-pop songs, but pop songs that aren’t afraid to stray into messy territory, taking influence from garage rock, psychedelia, anything that catches Zacharias Zachrisson’s attention. On his upcoming debut album, the songwriting is his strongest yet. Every song has the melodies to pull you in on first listen, and a chorus that makes it easy to love. The production, expertly executed by Grammy-nominated Patrik Berger (Ariel Pink, Icona Pop), and co-produced by multiple Grammy winner Jeff Bhasker, pulls those simple, direct songs and transforms them into something completely new. Lyrically, it’s deeply personal and powerful, and that’s what makes it work – intense both emotional and creatively.
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