Still Around
Tommy Richman
Tommy Richman's "Still Around" rides the same retro-funk current that carried "Million Dollar Baby," but with a warmer, more grounded pull. Springy bass, clipped rhythm guitar, and a snapping drum machine build a groove that nods to late-'70s boogie and early-'80s synth-funk while staying crisp and contemporary. Richman's voice is the centerpiece — an elastic, helium-tinged tenor that darts into falsetto and back, half-sung, half-cooed, dripping with a knowing swagger. The production keeps things lean and bright, prioritizing bounce over density, every element locked to the pocket. Emotionally it's flirtatious and self-assured, the sound of someone confident they'll linger in your memory long after the night ends. The lyric essence plays on persistence and presence — the promise, or maybe the taunt, that he's still here, still in your orbit, not going anywhere. Emerging from the Virginia scene into viral ubiquity, Richman represents a wave of artists mining funk nostalgia for TikTok-era immediacy, and this track is built for movement: a summer drive with the windows down, a late party where the floor won't clear, that hour when confidence feels effortless. It's slick, brief, and magnetic, engineered to loop.
fast
2020s
bouncy, crisp, pocket-locked
USA (Virginia)
funk, R&B. synth-funk. confident, flirtatious. Opens with breezy self-assurance and sustains that swagger throughout, ending on a magnetic, lingering promise. energy 8. fast. danceability 9. valence 8. vocals: elastic falsetto, helium-tinged, cooed, knowing swagger. production: springy bass, clipped rhythm guitar, drum machine, lean bright mix. texture: bouncy, crisp, pocket-locked. acousticness 2. era: 2020s. USA (Virginia). A summer drive with windows down or a late party where the floor won't clear.