Returning from a three-year hiatus, Older Future re-emerges with ‘MITCH’, an electrifying first teaser from his forthcoming album. An insight into his vast sonic palette, the track brings with it a bright flood of nostalgia, carefully laced with the kind of sonic detail that speaks to an artist deeply fluent in the language of synthesis, rhythm and memory.
Driven by thunderous drum machines and glassy basslines, ‘MITCH’ juggles a rich palette of influence. There’s a pop gloss to some of its surfaces, but underneath it runs the genetic code of rave, ambient electronica and experimental sound design. Sporting immersive, surreal textures, the single comes built on a blend of retro-futurism and vivid emotional undertow. It’s this contrast between the sparkling and the uncanny that gives the track its charge, evoking both the daydreams of childhood and the realisations that follow with age.
Speaking about the single, he comments, “At the heart of the album is this first single – I wanted to capture the innocence of childhood dreams, inspired from when I used to watch Baywatch as a kid. Those idealised visions of sunlit beaches, heroism, and perfection slowly unravel as the nine-to-five kicks in, revealing the bittersweet truth that some fantasies are just illusions. The track encapsulates that subtle heartbreak of growing up and seeing through the illusions we once held onto so tightly.”
‘Mitch’ is out now!
