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Jake

by Dreaming Soda

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Even if the multiverse is real, there are some things that are surely universal. Tilting the dim screen of a GameBoy into the street light as your family drives away from Grandma's house, feeling equally as involved sitting next to your brother as he plays videogames, being unable to look up a walkthrough because the internet is still mysterious. These memories are deeply zillennial, and deserve to be celebrated. ‘Jake’ is a song about those specific experiences, the moments that deeply shaped the bond I have with my older brother. I really felt like a winner watching him get to the final levels of ‘Little Mermaid Pinball’, and I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything. I never wanted to get better at playing games, I was fully fulfilled watching him win

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I’m sitting just behind
I’ve only got two eyes
And they have memorised where secrets hide

We need a little light
The screen is not that bright
We’ve been here countless times but we still try


I don’t wanna get better
Its better watching you
I’m a little bit younger
What am I supposed to do

I don’t wanna get better
Its better watching you
I’m a little bit younger
What am I supposed to do


Puzzles we forget
Can’t get past a threat
This is just before the internet

Stuck on desert planes
Mountainous terrain
You die and we start all over again


I know my skillset may
Never improve
You’ve got the batteries
And attitude
I know my highscore may seem
Kinda low
But I feel like we’re winners……

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released July 2, 2022
Written by Ella Sterland
Produced by Julian Steel
Mastered by Panorama Mastering

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Dreaming Soda Melbourne, Australia

Bound to be your new favourite kids on the block, Dreaming Soda is a nostalgic, chaos-pop outfit writing tracks about all those niche memories from growing up "just before the internet". Whether it's a biscuit tin filled with sewing threads, or scabbing at recess for canteen cash, Dreaming Soda pays homage to little moments that are strangely universal, and somehow transformative. ... more

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