Watching the sublime, sun-kissed music video for ‘Looking Away’ hits different in a cold grey February. Those azure skies and golden sands feel like a glimpse into paradise, with Monotronic’s anthemic synth driven indie sound bringing a boatload of Killers energy to boot; the kind that makes it feel like the sky is the limit. What I’d give to be cruising through Joshua Tree in a classic car right about now. Shimmering synths, at max volume, echoing across the landscape. It feels so far removed from where I am right now, so unattainable, that it barely feels real. Like a dream of a dream. Yet I find myself daydreaming about it all the same, imagining it’s me under that sun – much as the video’s central character can’t help but dwell on thoughts of unrequited love. There’s a spark of joy in the wildest of fantasies that no amount of good sense and logic can extinguish. It’s all too easy to be disheartened by reality, but this track by indie outfit Monotronic reminds me how that little far-fetched oasis containing your heart’s desire, the one that lingers in the back of your mind, is a secret slice of paradise that no one can take away.