2charm, boyfriend | Beaming with Pride

In the 92^nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2025), we highlight “boyfriend” performed by Australian indie techno sleeze g00ner pop duo, 2charm. 

Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E! Beaming with Pride celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.  Here, we provide background and insight into musicians, analyze, plus go gaga over the decadent bops served up.  When songs dictate deeper and more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.  All styles of music are welcome, whether the songs are classics or brand-new. So, without further ado, in the 92^nd edition of Beaming with Pride (2025), we highlight “boyfriend” performed by 2charm.

Word. Tim Nelson and Sam Netterfield are two hot Australian 🇦🇺 men. They make a beautiful married couple.  Notably, they are bandmates, too, most notably in Cub Sport but also as the indie techno sleaze g00ner pop duo, 2charm. 2 charm shine on the fun, boyfriend-yearning single, “boyfriend”. Nelson penned “boyfriend” with producer Ninajirachi (Nina Wilson).

“Boyfriend” features sleek, warm, picturesque dance production.  The sound palette is serving sheer excellence! That excellence includes an electrifying beat/groove, colorful keys and synths, and a sick bass line that provides a terrific foundation. Also contributing to the colorful nature of “boyfriend” are the pitch-shifted vocals. Most often, the vocals are pitched up, but some vocals are pitched down. Pitched-shifted vocals – pitched up, with some pitched down, too.  The melodies are tuneful, particularly the chorus. Excerpted earlier, it continues:

“If I thought you wanted me

I would have to let you know

There’s a party to attend

So baby, let’s go.”

Ooh-la-la! “Boyfriend” features a non-traditional form. Beyond the crème de la crème, the chorus, other sections include the post-chorus, bridge, refrain, verse, and outro.  In the bridge, Nelson asserts, “My eyes are a giveaway / Looking at you sweet / Won’t somebody help me.” He’s referencing the hottie, of course.  The verse, which distinguishes itself from the chorus and bridge, continues to focus on a strong desire to be with him. “He’s sipping on a dirty martini / And I think I just caught him looking at me,” Nelson sings, and adds, “And I’m trying to pretend / I really couldn’t care / But I really want him.” Decadent and delicious AF, 2charm delivers a surefire dance/electro-pop bop with “boyfriend”,  where gay desire is, well, incredibly desirable!

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