‘I Wanna Get High’ is a strong opening statement from TMYS because it immediately establishes the project’s priorities of melody, movement and emotional ambiguity.
The Paris-based project draws heavily from the spirit of British indie music, but their debut single avoids feeling like simple nostalgia. Here, it uses the familiar ingredients of swaying rhythm, guitars in motion and a direct chorus as the foundation for something far more open-ended.
‘I Wanna Get High’ is a track about escape, excess, intensity and the simple need to feel something more strongly. But TMYS deliberately leaves those possibilities unresolved, allowing the idea of “getting high” to function as more than one thing at once.
There’s also this tension between immediacy and reflection throughout. The music pushes forward, but the underlying themes are broader: exploring the urgency of living, the desire to get away and the awareness that time continues moving whether or not we’re ready for it.
TMYS cites Oasis, Stereophonics and The Verve as reference points, and that lineage is easy to understand in the emphasis on a memorable chorus and emotionally direct guitar writing. Yet the project’s aim seems to be to recover some of that melodic confidence while presenting it through a more contemporary, less personality-driven identity.
As debuts go, it’s an effective one. ‘I Wanna Get High’ doesn’t overcomplicate its message or try to reveal everything at once. It simply establishes the mood, opens the door and leaves enough unanswered to make you want to know what comes next.