It’s not just how it flips the song’s earlier muffin-buttering Mean Girls reference, it’s the duo deadpan comic delivery that really sells it. ‘Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?’ - Wet Leg, ‘ Chaise Longue’ No wonder it went viral on TikTok as the soundtrack to an anti-abuse movement.
With a memorable description this good, we’re booking in the ink! ‘I was far too scared to hit him/But I would hit him in a heartbeat now That’s the thing with anger, it begs to stick around So it can fleece you of your beauty/And leave you spent with nowt to offer Makes you hurt the ones who love you’ - Sam Fender, ‘ Seventeen Going Under’Ī triumph-outta-tragedy anthem that only works because of its honest, insightful words. The UK songwriter says she only wants to writes lyrics that are tattoo-worthy. ‘We go together like bad British weather/on the one day I made plans' - Holly Humberstone, ‘ Scarlett’ ‘At least I’m aliiive!’ - RÜFÜS DU SOL, ‘ Alive’Īfter the two challenging years we’ve all had, where’s the lie? One of many euphoric moments from your fave album of 2021. THE GOOD ‘Cause all the music you loved at 16, you’ll grow out of’ - Lorde, ‘ Stoned At The Nail Salon’Ĭombined with the bit in ‘ Mood Ring’ where she sings about the ‘ early 2000s seem so far away?’, it felt like Lorde was really using Solar Power to tell us we’re getting old.