Paper Idol's Debut Album Is a Nostalgic Ode to Childhood: Take heed to "The Playground"

Mixing dance music and indie-pop to gorgeous impact, Paper Idol has dropped his debut album, The Playground.

Out now by way of CloudKid, The Playground chronicles the numerous phases of childhood by eight funky and nostalgic indietronica tracks. “It’s Boyhood the album,” Idol stated in an announcement.

From the grungy guitar riffs of “CNTRL” and the classic youngsters’s choir in “The Playground” to the cheeky future-funk synths of “Shiny Aspect Child,” the album takes us by a uncooked—and electrifying—coming-of-age.