IMC Listening guide

Best weather to enjoy this song

Sunny day

Best time to listen

Midday energy boost

Best place to listen

At a cozy bar

Does this song haunt the silence?

Impossible to forget

Goosebumps scale

Chills guaranteed

Our thoughts

From the very first seconds of Fool for You, I thought, “Oh wow, this is amazing! An indie-pop banger!” Yeah, because if I try to remember the last time I heard such a banger in indie-pop, I think I’d have to go back about two or three years. That tells you how rare high-quality productions in this genre have become. Unfortunately, indie-pop doesn’t attract as many musicians as it used to, and some might think it is fading away.

Well, think again. This UK-based quartet describes itself as a “non-binary fronted indie-pop girl band.” Yeah, it might take up a bit of space on an envelope if you wanted to send them a letter, so they shortened it to Supersaurus. But honestly, who even sends letters anymore?

Fool for You tells the story of a budding relationship, with all its twists, turns, and slightly confusing emotions. Of course, it comes wrapped in a string of flashing heart-shaped lights, making it even more adorable. Love stories are never as simple as they seem and this song captures that feeling perfectly, all while embracing a full-on 90s and 2000s vibe that the band deliberately went for.

What’s funny is that they told us this banger originally had four different instrumentals. They kept reworking it over and over again to get to this stunning final version. You can feel a level of professionalism and maturity in every line.

Because yes, it’s stunning. The melody is catchy as hell from the very first second and the vocal performance is just as impressive. It feels like listening to a band that has been doing this for 30 years. Except 30 years ago, they weren’t even born. It’s a clever mix of 80s synth glitz with plenty of “queer undertones of love,” as they put it. And that mix works like a charm.

When I hear tracks like this, it makes me want to live in a perfect little pastel world like in the Nosedive episode of Black Mirror. Just kidding. That would be unbearable. If you’ve seen the episode on Netflix, you know why.

But with spring returning soon to the northern hemisphere, this song is the perfect road trip companion. Blast it in the car, roll down the window, and let your elbow stick out, right? Please support this band! They deserve it and we wish them a long and bright career filled with bangers like this one.

SUPERSAURUS's take on "Fool For You"

The track originally had about four different instrumentals and it started with the melody, chords, and lyrics, and built from there. It was one of those songs that needed quite a bit of reworking and coming back to before it ended up being what it is today.

A bit more about SUPERSAURUS

Alt-Pop queer quartet SUPERSAURUS is an independent non-binary fronted girl band that has been self-producing sad-pop-bangers since 2022. Inspired by bands like Pale Waves, MUNA, and The Aces, they create relatable pop that speaks to the isolation and chaos of growing up as part of the LGBTQIA+ community in a straight-coded society. After being featured on Spotify’s “Hot New Bands”, “Peach”, and “Milk” editorial playlists, the band has had a number of singles on BBC Radio 1’s Introducing Rock with Alyx Holcombe, BBC Radio 1’s Future Alternative with Nels Hylton, and John Kennedy’s X-Posure Daily, not to mention their single “Safe” also featuring on popular tv series Made In Chelsea. SUPERSAURUS is definitely one to catch live as they bring a unique blend of indie pop, rock, and 80s synth glitz with queer undertones of love. The band opened up The Nest Stage at Truck Festival 2023 and was selected to perform at Mighty Hoopla in 2024 and have since continued to share their music and connect with audiences at both support and headline gigs. Alongside their already upbeat killer songs, you can always guarantee an uplifted, high-energy performance that is sure to be unlike anything else.

Reach out to SUPERSAURUS

Lyrics

(Fool, you know I’m fool for you)
Face down look at the floor
I’m kind of nervous way more than before
Hey look, there’s the door
Kind of closer than I would care for

Ironic, pathetic, I don’t wanna think about it
Tiptoe, take it slow
I’m an idiot I think you know
Tiptoe, round we go
And when the sun goes down I know that

Her smile lit up the room
She had a face to make a flower bloom
She was the smartest girl I knew
But she didn’t have a clue
And her smile lit up the room

Words fall out my mouth
They go the wrong way
They spin round and round
Say things out aloud
I’m sorry if I’m out of bounds
Let’s get silly, I know you wanna kill me baby
Tiptoe, round we go
And when the sun goes down I know that

Her smile lit up the room
She had a face to make a flower bloom
She was the smartest girl I knew
But she didn’t have a clue
And her smile lit up the room

(Fool, you know I’m a fool for you)
(Fool, you know I’m a fool for you)

Her smile lit up the room
She had a face to make a flower bloom
She was the smartest girl I knew
But she didn’t have a clue
And her smile lit up the room

Her smile lit up the room
She had a face to make a flower bloom
She was the smartest girl I knew
But she didn’t have a clue
And her smile lit up the room

(Fool, you know I’m a fool for you)

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