Single Review

Beyond the world of Rey’s discography, the song doesn’t drip with certain memorability. 

Rae’s control over her breathy coos mean that she can sound sad and sexy and elated all at once: all the feelings pop music should make you feel.

The two songs echo the pop, trip-hop, and heavier electronic essence of their sophomore album, Submarine, while introducing new synth sounds and chord elements.

“Delete Ya” singles out that broken piece, calling out to anyone who has uttered the sentence: “I wish we never met.”

“Butterfly” is a parody of pop. Sanitized to oblivion. It tries its darndest to be an earworm, another TikTok audio that will blow up like the rest, but alas.

As Addison frantically dances around a burning field during the song’s bridge, an ad-lib in the song comes in: “I know how to make the hard things look really easy.” Damn right.

Pop culture is anything but minimalist. It’s an inescapable flash-bang of everything. And who doesn’t get tired of a constant reminder?

Weaving romantic and platonic themes, Black Country, New Road masterfully combines the evocative lyricism of their first album with the collaborative composition of their last.

Thronged with dreamy harmonics and perfected cultural references, “Aquamarine” is unlike anything Rae has released before.