“Feel Like Rubber” doesn’t try to be deep — it just is. With the casual confidence of a band who know exactly what their bedrooms sound like at sunset, the Western Australian duo have delivered something that’s equal parts floaty and emotional. Think AIR’s “Sing Sang Sung” waking up in Fremantle with a hangover and a head full of relationship doubts. It’s soft, it’s retro, and it somehow makes indecision feel like a groove.
There’s something wonderfully lazy about this track — in the best way. The kind of lazy that comes from taking two years to write something that still sounds effortless. Brass hooks sneak in like old friends at a picnic. Harmonies blur the line between vintage and lo-fi. And the lyrics? Introspective but never preachy. Isaiah Quintana’s voice has that rare thing — a cool, smoky timbre that delivers emotional honesty without ever begging for attention. It’s the kind of voice that makes you trust him when he says he’s torn between staying and leaving.
You can almost hear Joshua Ellis’s record collection behind every beat: some Clairo, a little Kurt Vile, maybe a lost Motown B-side or two. The warmth of this track feels lived-in. Like they really did make it in a bedroom. Like the synths and cymbals have heard stories. There’s something refreshing about how lightly they wear their influences — they’re not trying to sound like anyone, they’re just trying to sound like Coco Elise.
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For a duo whose average age is 22.43 (yes, really), Coco Elise are punching well above their emotional weight. With roots split between Manila and Western Australia, and a discography that’s already caught the ear of Vice Australia, Rolling Stone AU, and Spotify’s Fresh Finds, they’re proving that bedroom pop can travel. From jazz-tinged live shows to touring with Jazz Emu and opening for Maribou State, they’ve built a world that’s colourful, chaotic, and completely their own.
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