Thickshake’s “Through the Daylight” is exactly the kind of song you need now in the first month of the year. It’s catchy, it’s honest, and it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than a good time. Thickshake made this entire track himself in his house in Rockhampton. Wrote it, played all the instruments, recorded it, mixed it, mastered it, and the DIY approach works perfectly here because you can hear the personality in every part of it. It sounds polished and makes you actually care about what you’re listening to.

What gets me is how unpretentious this song is. Thickshake isn’t trying to sound profound or win any awards. He’s just capturing a real feeling in a way that makes you smile. That’s harder to pull off than it seems. The melody sticks around long after you’re done listening, and honestly, that’s all a good pop song needs to do.

You need to follow Thickshake on social media down below because if this is what he’s making now, I want to hear where he goes next.

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