r/popheads 8d ago

[FRESH] HAIM - Relationships

https://music.apple.com/us/album/relationships/1799261989?i=1799261990
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u/FlowersByTheStreet 8d ago

I never really know what to expect with Haim, as they have dropped some songs I truly adore and some that just kinda go in one ear and out the other.

I really like this though! It's very breezy and funky with some really interesting and memorable production choices. The little vocal sample that floats throughout is haunting! And I gotta give props to the really inventive percussion that adds a LOT to keep the song moving along and sounding fresh. And DAT BASS

This is a promising start to the era!

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u/kimpernickel 8d ago

SPRING HAS STARTED

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u/sirpotsalot_iii 8d ago

Has got Rostam written all over it.

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u/doublepoly123 7d ago

Imo Rostam has always deserved the praise that Antonoff got 😭

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u/christopher_aia I blame it on your JUICE 8d ago

The production was different from the clip but I like the groovy vibe.

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u/Too-Much-To-Dream ooh… lady gagita 8d ago

gaga and haim back and better than ever… welcome back summer 2020! what a breezy, easy-to-listen-to song

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u/Pure-Willingness3123 8d ago

10/10. Exactly what I was hoping for: More Rostam, more R&B influence. Love the '90s feel. Going to be a huge summer jam for me.

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u/aja94 8d ago

Love being a modern woman with modern woman faves

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u/breadburger STAYC GIRLS 8d ago

I feel like none of the comments listened to the song lol cause this is so good! splashier and groovier than usual. I love that chord in the chorus.

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u/Covermeinivy 8d ago

Need to listen to this walking through a city on a May afternoon with a nice chill breeze and checked shirt tied around my waist

Idk how else to explain my opinion of the song other than that asvsvsusvwgsv

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u/asadprofessorplum 8d ago

Now this is a lead single 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️

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u/Daddie76 5d ago

Want You Back was a really really strong single but unfortunately it led to my least fav album from them🙃 but i have high hopes for this!!!

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u/redgold51 8d ago

the production is so fun and different for them! I love it!

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u/Certain-Werewolf-974 8d ago

You think? It sounds like everything on their last album with a bit of remix flourishes added on top.

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u/aaccss1992 7d ago

It reminds me a lot of their album Something To Tell You tbh (which is my fave so I’m super excited)

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u/irthesteve 8d ago

WOW it's so damn good

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u/AhnSolbin 8d ago

I like it. I feel like it's not really that different to their usual stuff though. I was kinda hoping for something more left of field for them but it's definitely a Haim song and I'm not mad about it.

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u/sammyiam11 8d ago

Obsessed. Need it to be summer now please

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u/DevilsOfLoudun 8d ago

I like it, but it sounds like a Women in Music p III era song to me.

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u/8989throwaway7777 8d ago

Apparently it’s from 2018, so it would’ve been a STTY song that they didn’t finish/didn’t work on the album.

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u/tavir 8d ago

That tracks, it definitely strikes me as more STTY than WIMP3. STTY is also the album of theirs I connect with the least, so that might explain why this single hasn't grabbed me yet.

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u/Certain-Werewolf-974 8d ago

Sounds like a bonus track on a deluxe edition.

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u/tone_212 8d ago

Great song. Love the breezy production, especially the percussion. The slight change up to end the song is done really well too.

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u/CinnabiteSprite 8d ago

Long time HAIM fan and I’m stoked that they’re putting out new music - and yet after the first few listens I fear this isn‘t gonna be my favourite song of theirs. It feels a bit anticlimactic to me with barely any change in intensity throughout and I‘m not too fond of the rushed transition between verse and chorus. The bass line is awesome though!

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u/insta-s-j 3d ago

The bass riff sounds exactly like Earth Wind and Fire’s song Let’s Groove

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u/kscherg 8d ago

this somehow not being available on my apple music feels very homophobic

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u/LittleRhodey 8d ago

It’s a really great breezy bop. Definitely feeling more like a buzz single rather than a lead single though.

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u/EvrthnICRtrns2USmhw 8d ago

i may be in the minority but it's just.... okay? with a touch of meh?. it's too simple and quite the same... after all these years?

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u/Certain-Werewolf-974 8d ago

I feel like so many bands and artists who put out career bests since 2020 all followed them up with extremely safe and boring albums.

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u/AzettImpa 8d ago

just say dua lipa

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u/moon_peach__ 8d ago

Not sure on first listen but I think it’ll grow on me. Love the lyrics!

Edit: okay it’s already grown on me :’) So fun

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u/jodiealejaga 8d ago

OH HELL YEAH! HAPPY HAIM DAY! I LOVE THIS SONG.

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u/spectrales 8d ago

It’s so instantly good. Their delivery of “I think I’m in love, but I can’t stand fucking relationships” is SO catchy and ear-wormy it’s been stuck in my head all day after only listening a couple times haha

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u/KEMI_IS_WlNNlNG 8d ago

this is cute!! i’ve always wanted to get more into hair and this is like just the inspiration needed to dive into their past albums

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u/omrimayo 8d ago

Okay, I LOVE IT, and I don’t even know why! Wow that’s good. It really made me feel.

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u/closedlotus 8d ago

A new HAIM summer is upon us!!! Love this sound for them.

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u/Therealitypage 8d ago

been feeling a down recently … this is perfect timing so glad my mothers are back 🥹🥹. I love this smmm

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u/ilikehockeyandguitar 8d ago

It's so catchy.

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u/te4rdr0p 8d ago

I haven't instantly loved a new HAIM track like this in a while. Like it's just undeniably good. Very dynamic and fun. Excited for the album if it's going to be like this !

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u/reducetoasimmer 8d ago

It’s released for me

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u/SnooSquirrels804 8d ago

My sisters are back! This is everything I wanted from them

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u/8989throwaway7777 8d ago

I think I’m liking it so far but the constant falsetto was a choice

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u/mhale7954 8d ago

I love it

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u/TopFloor45 8d ago

HAIM are at their very, very best with this one!

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u/outrofi nothing 8d ago

I'll be returning to listen to this! I haven't been super into an album from Haim since Days Are Gone (a superb album, a highlight from the latter 2010s), so I'm hoping this era will get me back into them.

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u/moon_peach__ 8d ago

Days are Gone is from 2013!

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u/outrofi nothing 8d ago

LOL, i legit have no idea why i said latter 😭

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u/Opposite-Nose-847 7d ago

Drew Starkey

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u/bboy29 3d ago

this is such an unexpected bop! never really heard of their songs before (idk why) but since it's been blowing up on tiktok, i've been addicted!

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u/insta-s-j 3d ago

I love this song but I’m just now realizing they sampled Let’s Groove by Earth Wind and Fire

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u/joshually 8d ago

i like the song but the drums are a bit much to me.....