“Kissing Stacey” by Dreaming Soda came from watching some YouTube video about Barbie movies and queer theory, which honestly sounds like the most random source of inspiration ever.
The production on this thing is really solid without being overdone, and you can tell they spent time getting it right at Hercules studios because every little detail sounds crisp and punchy in all the right places. Dreaming Soda managed to get their fans so excited about this particular song that people actually gave them money on Kickstarter just to hear the finished version, which is pretty impressive when you think about how hard it is to get anyone to pay attention to new music these days.
The cool part about this release is how they took something that could have been just a silly novelty song and turned it into something that actually makes you think about growing up and figuring out who you are, but without being preachy about it. You should definitely follow them on Instagram if you want to see what other bizarre and brilliant ideas they come up with next, because based on this track alone, they’re clearly just getting started.
