“All the kids out there just want to be happy / And the cops get back into their car”: This line of text sums up the spirit of optimism in early summer 2021. Thousands of young people chilled on the banks of the Salzach and wanted to hang out with their peers after months of lockdown loneliness. And Magic Delphin created the soundtrack with their deeply relaxed grooving song pearl “Kids”.

Benjamin Lageder, singer and mastermind of the Salzburg band, has long discovered his heart for kids. “I’ve always wanted music for …