Boys

Kleo surrenders to desire on her single “Boys” – a soundtrack to the last summer nights: dusty, warm, and full of longing. It also touches on the darker side of desire — where it doesn’t lead to real love, but repeating habits resulting in despair.

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Kleo’s flirtatious vocal carries “Boys” forward with the acoustic guitar, a bombastic beat, and playful synthesizers. The song’s contrasting structure and striking chorus unfold around her understated, cool vocal, which encapsulates desire like this:

“Lucid dreaming// Soft heartache // Long nights heavy breathing // Out on my misery // but with you I don’t mind what it does to me”.

“The real tragedy here is constantly chasing the romantic quick fix to escape your emptiness. The question I ask myself is: How do I want to act in this world? A world where you either pull the rug out from under others — or pull it out from under yourself,” Kleo says, and continues:

“”Boys” is the most unfiltered song I’ve ever written. It was written during a time when I was deeply aware of my own decadence. I was knowingly walking into the fire.”