"remembers the magazines, hidden under the bed like other boys his age. But the feeling was different. They weren't looking at the women with desire but with longing: quiet, unspoken. A yearning that had no name then, one that would later take shape in " Playboy 1973 ," a song from their forthcoming album "Running with Scissors." Acoustic and electric guitars intertwine with strings that seem to hold their breath."
"The track resists resolution, perhaps to preserve its wonder and intimacy. It lingers between fantasy and reality, where identity is still in the process of taking shape. There's no arc, no transformation, only the quiet ache of wanting to become what he once idealised. Fin's music often leans into world-building, but this song feels closer to the skin. Raised in Illinois, they turned to songwriting as a way to make space, a place to be unfiltered."
Fin recalls secret childhood longing and channels that yearning into the song "Playboy 1973," blending acoustic and electric guitars with breath-held strings. The lyrics are surreal and childlike in imagination yet land with clear recognition, merging fantasy and nascent identity without a conventional narrative arc. The production balances whimsy and emotional gravity, creating a personal love song aimed at an imagined self. The accompanying video uses vintage paper cut-out textures to mirror the track's dreamlike intimacy, keeping fantasy and truth adjacent while treating longing with tenderness and care.
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