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The longevity of their songs is testament to their musical brilliance.
Nate:Theres a lot of pressure on ABBA.
How is this new music going to continue that legacy?
Nate:Lets find out by listening to I Still Have Faith in You.
This is the ballad that theyve just released.
Are you hearing any of the classic signature ABBA ingredients here?
Its like her voice has mellowed with age, and it sounds great.
And then, on top of that, we get Agnethas high soprano, just like classic ABBA.
Charlie:This is a super-maximalist piece with lush orchestration.
It feels like there are an endless number of tracks and instruments.
And you might hear the studio wizardry ABBA is known for.
And I understand why theyre continuing that tradition.
It is their thing that theyre really good at.
Nate:First of all, Charlie, high marks you passed the ABBA-fluency test with flying colors.
Charlie:Thank you.
I pose the same question: Is the classic ABBA formula present here?
Or are we hearing something new?
Theres so much similarity in a way that feels like its feeding the fans, right?
Nate:I hear what youre saying.
This feels like ABBA redux, but not in a bad way.
I love the synthesizer line that takes us out of the chorus.
Charlie:I thought it was a saxophone.
Nate:Okay, maybe it is a processed saxophone.
Now that Im listening to it with you, I agree.
It has these effects that make it sound almost like a synthesizer.
Charlie:The fact that were questioning it suggests that theres some really interesting stuff happening here.
The other thing that I want to consider is whether these songs are looking backward or looking forward?
And so maybe its actually the perfect time for ABBA to be releasing a new album.
