An Honest and Edgy Pop Single from Claire Sully
A vivacious new single release from Claire Sully delivers a thriving honesty with those subtle hints of vulnerability alongside it, and it comes in the form of a vibrant and really swagger an attitude riddled pop soundscape that isn't afraid to hit hard, as the song comes through as a closed-fisted, uplifted, and sort of empowering aesthetic.
The track is called "BAD DAY TO BE MY EX", and features Hannah Rae Lee.
What really reaches out and grabs you about this track the most is the character behind it. She's unafraid to just be open. She lets all of those emotions and sort of inner thoughts come out for everyone to soak in, and that is something that takes a bit of bravery, but again, the song is empowering because it has to do with a breakup and the emotional bounds that come with that, but then the moving on, the uprising, and the feeling good again.
One of my favorite aspects of this track is the simple fact that it starts with a great swagger to it; you have bopping pianos, heavy-handed beats, the pop element is edgy, but as the song progresses, the vocal approaches get a little more heavy-handed as well.
When the track opens up you start hearing cool lyrical phrasing, different rhythms and how the words bounce between those beats, it's experimental, super fun, it's got a lot of colorful aspects to it, but it also blends in that edginess damn near perfectly.
I think it's cool because you're able to take in the honesty that it delivers, and again, that comes with loads of character just naturally. So, the song boasts this massive persona, and it's again, completely relatable to a lot of us.
She goes through the motions of the breakup and the outcome. The light at the end of the tunnel and the fire behind it all.
She does this in such a natural and forward-moving flow, but the route at all, it's got these waves of intensity that come in.
The verses explain everything. You get a great story behind it coming from that personal perspective, but then the pre-choruses, and into the choruses, things start really rising up and getting more intense.
You can feel that edginess in that energy coming through from there on, and it doesn't let up. It just keeps sort of growing. Yes, the song has some calm before the storm moments; there's a cool little breakdown section before the last massive chorus heads, but the whole thing tends to really just rise and rise in terms of its energy and intensity as the song plays on.
I love how this track was able to capture the right kind of emotion behind the sentiment of it all. She was able to capture some of that vulnerable perspective of the breakup, the trust being broken, how she felt afterwards, and how she got through it, and now she's back and better than ever.
Now, this is how I interpreted the song. Others may interpret it a little differently, but for me, the sentiment was pretty loud and clear.
She's very in-your-face about it all, which is something that also pushes the energy levels up and boosts more of that personality.
I think part of the point of the song is that she's got that in-your-face personality, and it comes through in the music.
There's a lot of wonderfully woven artistic presence and attention to detail that go along with this track.
It definitely hits with that pop overtone, very current feeling, flavorful, radio-friendly, and a bit fiery.
All of those things are what make the song very memorable, and I think that the production was amazingly done. Again, the song has a heavy bop and a deep-pocketed groove to it that you could really get down to. It feels like a sing-along, fists in the air kind of anthemic banger.
The song that speaks loudly for all of those who have been wronged by somebody and are now back. They've overcome everything, and this track is the soundtrack to all of that.
As I mentioned before, it's definitely a song of empowerment, and it's coming from the right place.
Her vocal performance throughout this whole thing is outstanding. She can be subtle and smooth, more delicate when she wants to, or during choruses and free choruses, she can be more intense and a little bit more aggressive. Her vocals are definitely gorgeous, and she does a lot of amazing harmonies throughout the song; some are more robust, while again, others are a bit more subtle, but it all works and fits together like puzzle pieces.
Definitely check this one out, and don't be afraid to turn it up because the louder you listen to it, the harder it hits.
If you're unfamiliar with the music of Claire Sully up until now, I would also strongly suggest listening to "Unsent Letters", released just last year, along with plenty of others. She has a ton of releases that lead all the way back to 2021, and if you go through a lot of this music, you can sort of hear her evolution in pop.
It's all really fun and definitely showcases an artist who is not afraid to give pieces of herself in her music.
So, take a deep dive into this track and plenty more, and you'll hear exactly where I'm coming from with all of this.
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