The Candle Light Children: FRIENDS
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The Candle Light Children, the project of Jakarta-based Adan Wachjo, has been establishing himself as retro indie pop charmer with a slew of groovy singles over the past year - from “It Doesn’t Matter Anyway”, to “Hope You Enjoy Your Stay” and “Be Honest”. On his new single “Friends”, Wachjo is going for a breezier route - “And I’ve been living on my own / Living off of my own clothes / And I will never understand / Maybe we’re just better off as friends,” he sings, as his musings about regrets and lost loves blend in with twinkling synths and a Two Door Cinema Club-like shuffle. The track’s a whole lot of fun, and it’s got a video accompanying it that’ll bring you right back to high school proms - Wachjo takes a stylish drive with his friends, pulling up at a neon-glitzed party. The whole brings a much needed youthful glow to his work, an effervescence that looks to elevate him from the slight cheesiness of his past work.
Follow The Candle Light Children on Instagram, and watch the filmic video for “Friends” below: