Peppermint Heaven have spent the better part of a decade building a reputation as enthusiastic early adopters — a duo whose retro-inspired 80s sound has always coexisted comfortably with a forward-looking attitude toward technology and production. Their recent singles “AI” and “Nothing More Than Love” leaned into machine learning and dancefloor energy with genuine curiosity. Time to Say Goodbye, a three-track EP that turns the dial entirely in the other direction, and the pivot suits them more than you might expect.
“Another twist in the Peppermint Heaven story” is how the duo describe it themselves, and that self-awareness is part of what makes the EP work. Rather than chasing the sound that’s currently landing, they’ve stepped back into something more intimate — a retro easy-listening aesthetic that draws on the power ballad tradition without disappearing into pastiche. That’s a harder balance to strike than it sounds, and across three tracks they manage it with reasonable consistency.
“Paper Dreams” is the standout track on the project, which opens with a bouncy, melodically warm meditation on the gap between comfortable aspirations and the harder work of genuine growth — light in tone but not in intent. The title track brings a hopeful, uncomplicated romanticism that genuinely hearkens back to a simpler emotional register in pop songwriting, the kind of love song that doesn’t complicate itself unnecessarily.
The whole EP showcases a band with a pure and raw authenticity to what they do — truly passionate about their sound and ruthless in their pursuit of perfection.
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