Sleek Teeth – Operating

Synth pop meets EBM – a harmonious tightrope walk between harshness and romance

With "Operating", Sleek Teeth has man­aged an impress­ive bal­an­cing act between hard­ness and ten­der­ness that imme­di­ately cap­tiv­ated me. The song starts with hard-hit­ting EBM beats remin­is­cent of scene icons like "Front 242". But before you know it, the track is broken up by but­tery-soft synth har­mon­ies that could have come from the most romantic 80s synth pop. The trans­ition is so smooth that you almost don't notice it con­sciously – a fusion that makes the song unique and gave me goose­bumps the first time I heard it.

The voice floats over the throb­bing beats, car­ry­ing the lyr­ics "Just have faith, we're always oper­at­ing" with a mix­ture of yearn­ing and subtle men­ace. Thematically, "Operating" walks the fine line between con­trol and chaos, and it is pre­cisely this ten­sion that is reflec­ted music­ally. While the lyr­ics sug­gest a creep­ing threat, the melody remains dance­able and catchy. It is this ambi­gu­ity that makes the track so fascinating.

The short bridge brings a fresh momentum before the track builds to the finale. A small cri­ti­cism could be that this bridge could be a bit longer, as it gives the song addi­tion­al dynam­ics. Nevertheless, Sleek Teeth have def­in­itely delivered here! This song is part of our Spotify playl­ist ‘New Synth Pop Songs 2024‘. The playl­ist is updated con­tinu­ously. Follow this playl­ist now and don’t miss any of the latest synth pop hits in 2024.

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Lyrics of "Sleek Teeth – Operating"

Keep love on a razor's edge
Keep mov­ing the chains
It's easy to cleanse when the mess
Isn't your skin in the game

Don't mind us, we're com­ing in
Underneath the surfaces
Just have faith we're always operating

We covered the photographs
We filtered the noise
The future is call­ing but we
Suggest you lower your voice

Don't mind us, we're com­ing in
Underneath the surfaces
Just have faith we're always operating
Operating, operating

Even as the birds fall, even as the heart stalls
Even as the birds fall, even as the heart stalls

Don't mind us, we're com­ing in
Underneath the surfaces
Just have faith we're always operating
Operating, operating