O.L.A. – “Best That I’ve Felt” (video) (premiere)

The pop chart is a fickle beast, and taming its heights can be a notoriously Sisyphean task. If there is any strategy in conquering it, though, O.L.A.’s “Best That I’ve Felt” is certainly taking as many notes as it can from similar songs that eventually made it to the top. It’s a sugary slice of tropically-infused pop house, bouncy synths drawing equally from Kygo’s “Firestone” and Edward Maya’s “Stereo Love” with just a dash of ZHU’s percussive melodies. Screaming “summer” visually and aurally, it may have studied its predecessors hard enough to commandeer radio airwaves before long.

“’Best That I’ve Felt’ is a song about acceptance,” says Aleksandra Gintrowska, a.k.a. O.L.A. “Embracing the fact that there is beauty in our differences, being free no matter what, living life to its fullest and taking the time to remind yourself that happiness is a choice we must commit to every single day. At the end of the day, it’s all about loving yourself.”

“Best That I’ve Felt” dropped July 3 on Machina Music.