This is great! I was also pleasantly surprised by “brat” — everything surrounding the album exuded superficiality, but the songs felt deep. At the very least, they made me feel something! Which is more than I can say for a lot of pop music.
A lot of the gay songs of my 80s yoof were about longing & I think why I loved them even though at 12 I had NO IDEA what they were really about (cf Rent by the pet shop boys).
This is great! I was also pleasantly surprised by “brat” — everything surrounding the album exuded superficiality, but the songs felt deep. At the very least, they made me feel something! Which is more than I can say for a lot of pop music.
Yes!!
A lot of the gay songs of my 80s yoof were about longing & I think why I loved them even though at 12 I had NO IDEA what they were really about (cf Rent by the pet shop boys).
Thanks for the link, and I totally agree, the world is less sexy without yearning and longing.
Thanks for reading!!!
https://open.substack.com/pub/theflood/p/the-demon-brat?r=58i60e&utm_medium=ios