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Kasey Carlton's avatar

Anyone else feel like the simplicity is the point? From the way she’s spoken about this release it seems she truly did just wanna write a gay country bop— she’s a performance artist constantly bucking peoples’ expectations. I kind of feel like the fact that this wasn’t in line with what you expected is exactly what she wanted. She made her intentions really clear— to paraphrase, it’s okay if this doesn’t meet your expectations, I made it for fun and for me. In that regard I struggle with your claim that there’s any kind of failure in terms of production. I completely support subjective approaches to art and I’m not here to sway your personal opinion on the song, but from a craft standpoint I feel comfortable arguing that the simplicity, both sonically and lyrically, is intentional, tongue in cheek, and the entire point of the song. That said, I really enjoyed this read, and hope I’m not being contentious— I just love analyzing art and comparing notes lol

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Megan McInerney's avatar

Loved this analysis.. I’m a bit concerned that she will lose a little edge as she gets more mainstream. There’s a lot of straight ppl controlling the narrative about her rn, and I worry she will internalise it (comparisons to Lady Gaga etc). Looking forward to seeing if she releases the subway

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