Sylvaner grew up inside music. His father ran several record stores, and whatever vinyl passed through the house became the soundtrack to his childhood. That immersion eventually pulled him from engineering other artists’ records into building a sound entirely his own, and “Plastic Love” is the most fully realized version of that sound yet.
The new single started as a brooding, Chicago house-inspired demo, something Sylvaner describes as sounding “like you were in the bathroom while the club was going on outside.” After completing most of his album, he recognized there was nothing to move to, and rebuilt the track from the inside out. The result is a steady-beat, groove-driven piece layered with ethereal vocals and textural synths that pulls in two directions at once, desire and emotional absence held in deliberate tension.
The lyrical thesis is direct. “I need a plastic love is the thesis of the lyrical content,” he explains. “It came from a place where I didn’t want to settle with someone, but I still wanted my fun. I knew I wasn’t alone in feeling that, especially growing up in Las Vegas. But I also acknowledge the sacrifice and the emptiness in that choice.”
“Plastic Love” follows his debut single “Pentimento,” a soulful, minimalist self-produced introduction that established his emotional instincts and meticulous studio craft. This new track expands the picture considerably, revealing an artist willing to pivot hard and lean into contradiction. It’s made for the dance floor and built to linger well after the night ends.
Sylvaner is one to watch, and “Plastic Love” is out now.