B-Side Guys

Two minutes, twenty-six seconds. Steven Anthony and Yana Golosunova know exactly how long a Valentine’s Day memory should last—brief enough to feel precious, complete enough to satisfy. Their collaboration unfolds with the efficiency of a perfect pop song and the emotional weight of a diary entry you’re not supposed to read.

The track’s central image—standing together in rain—immediately establishes intimacy through shared discomfort. Anthony’s production choices mirror this vulnerability: guitars that shimmer like wet pavement, reverb that suggests both distance and closeness simultaneously. Golosunova’s vocal presence adds textural depth without overwhelming the song’s delicate ecosystem.

“Happy daydream / February” captures the disconnect between calendar romance and genuine feeling. There’s something almost clinical about Valentine’s Day as cultural construct, yet Anthony’s delivery suggests he’s trying to inhabit the holiday’s prescribed emotions authentically. The repetition of “don’t you let me / fall too shallow or fall too fast” reveals the song’s true anxiety—not whether love will happen, but whether it will happen correctly.

The dream pop production serves the material perfectly. Everything feels slightly underwater, as if these memories are already being filtered through time and wishful thinking. Anthony’s guitar work creates sonic spaces that feel both enveloping and fragile, matching the lyrical content’s balance between hope and hesitation.

What emerges is a portrait of romance in real time—not the polished narrative we construct afterward, but the messy, uncertain experience of trying to feel the right things at the right moments. “February 14th” captures that specific brand of seasonal love that knows it’s performing but hopes the performance might become real.

Anthony calls it “short but sweet,” and that modesty serves the song well. Sometimes the most honest thing you can do is admit you’re not sure what you’re feeling.