"Boomin' In Your Jeep"-Crystal Fighters
Attempting to piece together the perfect set-list for the next time you and your besties hit the highway -- whether it be for a music festival or an afternoon at the beach -- can be a bit tricky. But, if it's done correctly, the getting-there part can be a party in itself.
"We did it, we did it!"
Over the last few weeks I've been jamming to Crystal Fighters' joyously carefree single "Boomin' In Your Jeep" and realized this infectious bop would fit comfortably in the front seat next to such road-tested vehicle-themed rockers as "Radar Love," "Ramblin' Man," "Highway To Hell," even the Beatles' "Drive My Car."
"Beep-beep, ah, beep-beep, yeah!"
That made me realize -- as a Crystal Fighters fan -- the trio took a much different route with this track (which sounds poppy and more mainstream) than their singles from the past. For instance, 2011's "At Home" has a flowing ethereal feel to it. By contrast, "Boomin'" eminates an infectious sun-soaked party vibe not unlike DNCE's "Cake By the Ocean."
According to Crystal Fighters YouTube page, that was by design. "The song is about that feeling of freedom you get on a road trip driving into the sunset when you turn the music up and all your troubles fade away! It’s also a love song, about that magical time when everything is so new and you just want to follow that feeling all the way to its core (and) see what’s there to discover."
"Take a hit and press play!"
I think one of the reasons I immediately took to this high-octane, fun-in-the-fast-lane uptempo tune was because it triggered a few musical deja vu moments. Subconciously I heard shades of Imagine Dragons, Foster the People and Elliphant but none more lucent than M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes"... save the sounds of gunshots and cash registers.
To sum it up, "Boomin' In Your Jeep" is now your new volume-up/windows-down behind-the-wheel I-don't-care-where-we-go-let's-just-go Summertime jam!
By-the-way, last week I wondered out-loud (via my Twitter account) whether we'd soon be hearing "Boomin'" behind a new Jeep television commercial. Might as well as it's already a catchy three-minute radio ad. But the Crystal Fighters were quick with a response of "Not gonna happen."
We'll see.
