B-Side Guys

It takes real audacity to write a unity anthem in 2025 without drowning in irony. On “TOGETHER,” SNACKTIME and Devon Gilfillian pull it off by treating hope less like a greeting card sentiment and more like a dare—an invitation to drop your baggage “on the goddamn floor” and prove them right about humanity’s potential.

The production wraps its arms around retro soul arrangements while keeping one foot firmly in the neo-soul present. When the track promises “If ya ship is stuck in the ocean/There’s no light to show you the way,” the instrumental breaks feel like actual lifelines being thrown, with horn lines that reach out and pull you to shore.

What’s particularly effective is how the song builds its case for optimism. Starting with acknowledgment of fire and darkness, it earns its way to that deceptively simple hook: “I got you/You got me/Love is all that we ever need.” The repetition doesn’t feel like cheap sloganeering but more like a spell being cast, each iteration gaining power through Gilfillian’s soulful insistence.

The invitation to “Come as you are/So we can all get down” isn’t just about dancing—though the groove certainly demands it. It’s about dismantling the barriers between performance and authenticity, between the dance floor and real life. When they declare “The world is so divided/We got to unite,” it’s not a observation but a battle plan, with good vibrations as the weapon of choice.