A little extra help to get you into the Friday groove.

The track, which is a mash up of styles the Cosmo’s Midnight boys have dabbled with and enjoyed over the last few years, features a funky bassline and sweet vocals courtesy of Matthew Young. After much deliberation over what to do with the instrumental they settled on a narrative that revolves around love, relationships and vulnerability. Cosmo’s Midnight said, “[It’s] about how relationships can turn bad the moment you allow yourself to be vulnerable and that people aren’t necessarily bad but relationships can turn people into someone they aren’t. We often try to have these kind of two-sides to our lyrics and production where the beats are upbeat and dancey but the lyrics are more sombre.” While that contrast between dancey and sombre is a funky listen, the cautionary tale of once bitten, twice shy is overpowered by the forces at be. Namely, love. And hey, what’s the alternative? 

On the collaboration, Matthew Young said, ”I think about relationships a lot, romantic or otherwise, and how we keep shit from hitting the fan in the daily negotiations we make with each other. What we’re willing to compromise on, what we’re not – and who we’re willing to make those compromises for. How ‘low-stakes’ turns to ‘high-stakes’ when we give more of ourselves to a person. Sometimes it’s not until you get the whole picture, that you find yourself in the wrong scene. Love can turn you into someone you don’t recognize. Making this song was split over 4 ‘sessions’ with quite a few gaps in between. Highlights of the journey include: swimming in our undies, talking about Mob Psycho and Haikyu!! and eating cheeseburgers.”

Featuring break-ups, make-ups, romantic gestures (take notes) and some killer choreography (also worth taking notes), check out the clip for ‘It’s Love’ below: