Lovingly described as “experienced EDM producers, DJ’s and hermits”, the Finnish partnership of two childhood friends from a remote and rural region of northern Finland, conjure up a sound that is pure 80s pop mixed with heavy use of synths and references to (according to their press bio’) “Italo-disco” or perhaps, more accurately, European electronic music. With this latest release by KOSAN being a double A-side single, it becomes clear why the duo made such a decision considering the strong merits of both tracks. A comparison of the two reveals that ‘Hearts On Fire’ possesses a more up-tempo rhythm made up of bright and shiny synth sounds complete with electronic drums, intermissions of eighties guitar and machinelike vocals. The flipside, ‘Important Nights’, is a slightly more sombre affair that gives the impression of being very reflective with its moodier and late-night tones and, interestingly, for containing a break approximately halfway through that steers this atmospheric electronic piece in what sounds like a change of direction. Very impressive indeed. A strong, two-track single that bodes well for the rest of KOSAN’s journey via electronic synth pop if they so choose to accept this option.