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“Shooting Stars” – Hollywood Brown

Hollywood Brown sets the guitars aside and drives “Shooting Stars” with a crisp 80s electronic/nu-disco aesthetic: warm pads and a pulsing bassline that carries rather than pushes. The kick stays dry, the mix wide and reverberant—dancefloor-ready, yet with room to breathe. An electro-goth sheen gives it depth without tipping into nostalgia; it sounds like neon, not a museum.
Lyrically, it keeps a smart balance: the night drive stands for openness and uncertainty, the shooting-star image for connection across distance—separate bodies, a shared sky. In contrast, jet set, “taking and no giving,” and toxic thrills supply the vocabulary of acceleration. Identity appears as something performed under the gaze. The cool, slightly detached vocals let this tension resonate: hooks that glide rather than press; drums with drive, synths with lift. What emerges isn’t a grand, sweeping “we,” but a moment of shared attention. Verdict: modern, elegant, intelligent—romance as practice, not pose.

FiloFX Records

…is a small independent label based in North East England that specialises in synthpop electropop & retrowave /synthwave but also embraces various dance genres such as house, disco & trance. Current artists on the labels rosta are Rogue FX, Hollywood Brown, MNTL, Andrew Corbin, Silvr Sage, MCL, Manco & ARPRAXIS. (- Andrew Wood-)