‘Reason’ is the new track from China Aster, a Guernsey-based artist. With this latest track, he blends instantly memorable, vintage 80s synth-pop with a utopian philosophy. Warm synths and punchy drums are supported by bouncy bass lines and all act to wrap Aster’s deeply melodic voice in bubble wrap. He describes this latest cut as “a weird-pop love ballad that becomes a love song about reason itself. The track defies cliches about the irrationality of love and the cold abstraction of logic, celebrating instead a relationship between passion and rationality.” You can feel the inspiration of art-pop greats like Enya and Ultravox in his music, and his fine art and philosophy background in his hopeful, optimistic lyrics. -Dan Peeke