Just Kids, the latest from Houston’s Polaroid Summer, takes a universal moment of reflection and entangles it with a synthwave sensibility and a wistful look at the innocence of childhood. Thick with throwback symbolism ranging from Sega Genesis and Nintendo GameBoy, to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, these are the relics of a certain age that will resonate with many along with the song itself as a mark of what once was.
Polaroid Summer marches ahead with a dance-friendly melange of ethereal memories, uplifting self-talk, and a look at the quintessential first-love in the life of a teenager.