Melbourne artist AMillionForever leans into Afropop and easy hooks on new single ‘Good Vibes’.
AMillionForever’s ‘Good Vibes’ wastes absolutely no time telling you what kind of track it wants to be.
That easy Afropop rhythm kicks in almost immediately, and there’s something about it that brings to mind the huge pull of Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ – not in a copycat way, but in that same breezy, instantly likeable sense of movement.
It feels good straight away. Simple as that.
The beat is warm, the vocal sits easily over the top, and the whole thing has that very specific summer-afternoon energy where you are not asking too many questions, you are just happy to be there.
Underneath it, though, ‘Good Vibes’ has a sweeter little story going on.
It is about meeting someone who brings something good into your life and wanting to keep that feeling around, especially in those early stages where everything is new, exciting and still being figured out.
For AMillionForever, the answer is pretty straightforward: shut out the noise for a minute and enjoy the person in front of you.
“Whoever calls, decline it” gets right to the point. There are no grand declarations here, just that very familiar feeling of wanting to disappear into your own little world with someone for a while.
Part of the track was written in Cannes, France, before being finished back in Australia, which makes a fair bit of sense when you hear it.
There is a looseness to ‘Good Vibes’ that feels built for somewhere warm, with nowhere particularly urgent to be.
It also fits neatly into the increasingly broad world AMillionForever has been building around himself.
What’s becoming clear with AMillionForever is that he doesn’t hang around in one lane for long.
Earlier releases have pulled from hip-hop and R&B, while ‘Good Vibes’ leans much harder into Afropop, and that willingness to move around is starting to look like the point rather than a lack of direction.
There’s already been some traction behind that approach too, from an early Apple Music playlist add to triple j Unearthed support and a growing live history that includes international support slots and his own Melbourne headline show.
‘Good Vibes’ adds another shape to that catalogue without feeling like he is trying on a genre for size. It suits him.
On ‘Good Vibes’, he lands firmly in Afropop territory and keeps things refreshingly uncomplicated.
It is a repeatable listen, the kind of track you throw on because you already know what mood you want.
And sometimes, good vibes really are enough.
Listen to ‘Good Vibes’ below.
