The Brother duo and Australia’s reigning kings of synth-drenched absurdist, Big Reef return with “Best,” a track that masquerades as a glossy, irony-soaked bop before revealing itself as a shockingly vulnerable meditation on impostor syndrome. Released with the Quinn brothers’ signature wink-and-a-middle-finger flair, this is pop music at its most brilliantly contradictory: a song that sparkles with 80s excess while lyrically staring into the abyss of self-doubt.
Channeling Chappell Roan’s theatrical camp, Talking Heads’ jerky genius, and Jack Antonoff’s cinematic sheen, “Best” is a synth-pop funhouse. Morgan and Hayden Quinn layer punchy drum machines, squelchy basslines, and harmonies so glossy they could blind you, creating a soundscape that’s both retro and relentlessly modern. The production—crafted “behind the desk rather than in front of the mic”—feels like a DJ set at the end of the world, where existential dread and dancefloor euphoria collide.
Beneath the sardonic swagger (“I’m the best at faking it”) lies a raw nerve. The brothers Quinn—veterans of chaos who’ve shared stages with Mark Ronson and Jamie XX—use their razor-sharp wit to dissect the torturous gap between aspiration and reality.
“Best” isn’t just a song—it’s a full-blown existential crisis disguised as a glitter bomb. Big Reef prove once again that they’re Australia’s most thrilling pop provocateurs, blending brainy lyricism and unabashed fun into something impossible to ignore.
