Sometimes it feels as though the secrecy of these tracks increase their sentimentality we’d all like to believe such works of art belong to only us, our friendships and romances. Decades of chart-topping earworms like “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles and Aaliyah’s “Rock the Boat” are identifiable to diverse populations that connect the songs to pop culture’s unshakeable episodes – MTV’s shining debut and the death of a young, rising R&B talent are prime examples of this – whereas lesser-known creations so often contribute to the framing of certain moments in certain lifetimes. The fascinating thing about the conceptual “snapshot of sound” is that it applies to both entire societies and private lives. Framing a moment in time.” After quietly chuckling at the peanut gallery of Twitter users throwing shade at Quest for wasting his wisdom on a parody account (that no longer exists), I found myself nodding in agreement with the hip-hop legend’s words referring to songs as audio Polaroids was a modest metaphor on Quest’s behalf, but nonetheless powerful. And this common ground was one that Questlove (yes, the real Questlove) felt poeticizing on: “That would be called ‘a classic.’ Songs are just audio Polaroids. This marvel is not unique to the brain behind the faux-SZA account everyone, of course, can attest to experiencing the vivid, tingling tidepool of flashbacks that certain music pulls us into. “Midnight City” may have been an unplanned success, but it’s nice to think the song’s ubiquity was destiny for not only M83 – a band that’s always been invested in the beauty of being a kid – but for millennial indie lovers who are tightly gripping their passing youth, and still promising to treat their childhood sonic mementos with care.Įarlier this month, a Twitter account claiming to be SZA’s – ironically dubbed – tweeted a sentiment about hearing a song and having one’s conscious flooded with specific memories from a past, unforgettable moment in time.

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