"I've got a monster under my bed / that I haven't met just yet / but I know he's there..."
The glitter ball cool of "Let's Go Swimming" by bedroom pop artist Linuss, the moniker of Los Angeles based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Michael Glines (the front man of alt indie band Vues) spins many glowing tops at once. Glines superbly bends his brand of lo-fi bedroom pop with lounge punk, doo wop and faint traces of glitch hop. Against this lush framework, Glines possesses a beautiful lilt to his croon holding vulnerability and sultriness together without sounding forced.
Of "Let's Go Swimming" the artist shares:
"This song was initially inspired by the mathy 6/8 drum groove you hear on “Tenderness” by Jay Som. After developing the drum groove, I wanted the synths and guitar to feel like the sun, melting your brain into the sand on a hot afternoon. So I had to just soak everything in drippy reverb and slow vibrato. I did everything I could to make it feel like beachy surf pop and like an 8-bit retro video game adventure at the same time.
I can’t remember exactly how the lyrics came about, but in retrospect it seems inspired by a relationship I had where I never felt I was fun or exciting enough to maintain this person’s affection. On the surface, it’s about calling up this former girlfriend to propose a beach day for old time’s sake, but ultimately losing my composure by the end of the call. Beneath the story layer, it’s about exploring what went wrong and why I was left behind in the first place."
Dip in, you will like the chill, the melancholia and the romance.
-Robb Donker Curtius
https://www.tiktok.com/@linussworld
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Linuss is a bedroom pop artist based in Los Angeles, California. The project is the brainchild of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Michael Glines, who is best known for his work as the front man of alt indie band Vues. Vues gained popularity in the late 2010s for their blend of shimmering synth tones, surfy guitars, and soulful, lyrics, and had several of their songs featured on popular TV series such as "Neighbours" and "Home and Away." In 2021, Glines decided to embark on a solo career under the name Linuss, using the bedroom pop genre as a platform to explore more intimate, personal themes in his music. With a viby, lo-fi sound and honest, introspective lyrics, Linuss has quickly gained a dedicated fan base and is poised to become one of the most exciting new artists on the indie music scene.
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://www.tiktok.com/@linussworld
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IMwEz2rJrFv9tncbe10PL
https://www.instagram.com/linussworld/
Linuss is a bedroom pop artist based in Los Angeles, California. The project is the brainchild of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Michael Glines, who is best known for his work as the front man of alt indie band Vues. Vues gained popularity in the late 2010s for their blend of shimmering synth tones, surfy guitars, and soulful, lyrics, and had several of their songs featured on popular TV series such as "Neighbours" and "Home and Away." In 2021, Glines decided to embark on a solo career under the name Linuss, using the bedroom pop genre as a platform to explore more intimate, personal themes in his music. With a viby, lo-fi sound and honest, introspective lyrics, Linuss has quickly gained a dedicated fan base and is poised to become one of the most exciting new artists on the indie music scene.
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