Max Elto - Somebody Like You

Rewind to two years ago and you will come across this blog's most popular post in its history, my glowing review of 'Shadow Of The Sun' by Swedish duo Taped Rai; thanks to them very kindly reposting the blog on their Facebook and Twitter.

'Shadow Of The Sun', a track which impressively merged a wonderful ballad with a stadium dance beat in incredible cohesive form. It easily became of my favourite songs of 2013.

Shortly after this, the two piece, who had previously been brought to the public's attention after they featured on David Guetta's hit 'Just One Last Time', announced they had changed their name to Max Elto. So, here they are again, two years down the line, appearing on Stereo Gold for the second time.

'Somebody Like You' is a certain change in sound from their previous aforementioned glory, which had such a unique sound and beauty to it that it would be near impossible to emulate exactly the emotion that was produced. Instead, Max Elto have taken their sound in a direction that is more comparable to bands such as Empire Of The Sun and Donkeyboy. In comparison to the elegant piano ballad that rocketed into a dance number which we had in 'Shadow Of The Sun', this track is a lot more instant but still superb in its own individual manner.

Max Elto have certainly found themselves a wonderful knack of creating songs that are so instantly feelgood. This joyful number exudes such a cheery feel around it, from the twinkly and perky production to the booming hook of a chorus, with the chant of the repeated lyrics; 'somebody like you, somebody true'. There's a simplicity to this that is somehow intelligently linked in with something which feels so intricately crafted to really send joy to the listener.

These guys have got me hook, line and sinker with an evident understanding for presenting the listener pure happiness, regardless of the tempo. Where 'Shadow...' presented something that built to a sense of euphoria, this track does it in a more standard fashion with regards to song structure, yet it still feels incredibly special.

Once again, good work guys.

Listen to the track for yourself here: