This year, Hungarian band Ivan & The Parazol will release their fifth album Budai Pop. Unlike their earlier records, this one will feature lyrics in their native tongue, instead of English. That’s because they see this album as a celebration of their roots.

Mást Vártam is the five-piece’s new single. The title means ‘different expectations’, which is exactly what the song is about. It’s a bittersweet song about growing up in Budapest and managing the expectations of adulthood. ‘Why don’t you find a real job’, ‘music is only a hobby’, etc. Mást Vártam opposes this attitude. It’s the product of a group of best friends who claim full artistic freedom. They wrote it during a session in a cabin at the shores of a Hungarian lake.

The song opens as a potential dance tune, but soon changes into a danceable rock track with infectious keys. This one’s sure to go down well live, sometime…

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.