Synth Single Review: “Toy's Car” by AM 1984

by Karl Magi

AM 1984’s “Toy’s Car” takes a charming melody and elaborates it with luscious synth. The track opens as digital sounds add an adorable quality before a youthful jingle sings with playful sensation. A groovy bass pulse locks into rhythm with the drums as the enchanting melody dances out, while guitar strums with irradiating liveliness. The lead synth has a nasal tone that spills warmth and optimism.

The low end creates shape as bouncing notes intertwine and the carefree melody leaps with easygoing life. Once again, the lead synth sings with a dreamy feeling before a synth solo swirls me away. Digital sounds pulse lightly as rushing underpinnings rebound. The melody briefly takes on a Baroque flair before ecstatic tones shift and the rhythm drops away, releasing brightness. As the track ends, the melody flies again, tinged with slight melancholy yet still full of positivity and engaging emotion.