"Darkest Summer" is the debut single by songwriting duo Hidden Mountains, a sparse, slowcore-inspired ballad that should make good company for those lazy late-summer days spent in the shade. The track by Chris Howard and Gabriel Arniella is gently performed, its piano keys and synthetic drum patterns played with ample leisure like a steady breeze rippling the surface of a serene ocean. "Kiss me and I’m yours", they both harmonize in unison, with a sluggish delivery that makes us believe they’re wading in the middle of a fever dream.
Hidden Mountains’ debut album comes out sometime in late September. – Juan Rodríguez