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+# when we were younger — grentperez ft. cavetown
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+[spotify](https://open.spotify.com/track/7dlkFdNPITZL1OAWQ1fqOm)
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+two voices that have no business sounding this good together, singing about the one thing everyone already knows they've lost.
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+> "impeccable rhythm and vocals"
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+grentperez is a sydney-based multi-genre pop artist; cavetown (robin skinner) is a british bedroom-pop songwriter who built a massive following recording alone in his room. their collaboration here — released july 14, 2023 — is a study in how two very different vocal textures can braid together into something that feels effortless.
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+the production, handled by luke gerber, oscar sharah, and cherryjuice, is warm and eclectic in a way that shouldn't cohere but does. there are nods to bossa nova in the guitar phrasing, hints of philadelphia soul in the arrangement, swelling strings that feel borrowed from golden-age hollywood scoring, and an overall atmosphere that could soundtrack a 90s rom-com. none of these references overwhelm the track — they just give it a feeling of accumulated warmth, like a room full of soft light.
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+but what makes the song stick is the rhythm. "impeccable" is the right word — the groove locks in immediately and never wavers, creating a pocket that both voices settle into with complete ease. grentperez's tone is smooth and slightly honeyed; cavetown's is more fragile, more exposed. they trade lines and layer harmonies in a way that feels like a real conversation between two people who are both a little bit sad about the same thing.
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+the nostalgia here isn't theatrical. it's specific and small-scale — the kind of looking back that happens on a quiet evening, not in a dramatic monologue. at 3:54, the song takes its time without ever dragging. it breathes. it lets the voices do the work.
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+the whole thing was motivated by grentperez wanting to recapture the carefree creativity of childhood — making something just because it felt good, before anyone was watching or keeping score. you can hear that in the track. it sounds like two people who forgot to be self-conscious.
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