‘Next to Me’ is a song for the summer. The audacious and seductive party track from Bekim! sees the German pop artist delighting his audience with majestic melodies, a catchy summery twang, and a combination of a host of nostalgic sounds that interpolate between old school hip-hop and even 80s revival synth work. ‘Next to Me’ is above all and first and foremost a by the numbers pop song that’s meant to have you grooving and moving your body along to.
The soulful pop tune hits its true stride in the song’s latter half when the solo vocal harmonies really start to crystallize. It’s sumptuously smooth, a delightful piece of summer pop to take into the next few months.