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Her storyâs âPolka Dot Perfect Uniformâ is a whimsitronic tale of modern love. The track consists of one kinetic, elementary loop, swelling during a chorus that sings, âPicture us with a matching phone / Our eyes would sync on texts alone.â Itâs a mesmerizing song, littered with soundbites and organic elements, reminiscent of that moment in the 2000s when all of the twee kids started picking up laptops. The video is neon iPod pointillism, even more of an homage to 2000s hipsterdom than the actual track, which is comparatively simple and sweet, though not without classic indietronica touchpoints. âPolka Dot Perfect Uniformâ has a sense of yearning that is muted and optimistic; its buzzy tonal brightness is easy to love.
- Madeline Frino
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I donât think pop music has historically ever had a moment like her âGirl, So Confusingâ remix verse. Itâs not a joke. Itâs a triumph for literature. Everyone remembers where they were the first time they heard it. This was a serious revolution and took us out of her usual fever dreaminess of controlled poetic syntax (which I love) , to just unmasked, raw, chaotic feminine brutality and I donât think we appreciate the prose switch-up enough. I also have said âletâs work it out on the remix?â to many people Iâve fought with since the song dropped. Sometimes I even write a verse mimicking the song taking accountability of what Iâve done and I send it to who Iâm in a conflict with, it actually helps! Iâm obsessed with the new singles off her upcoming album Virgin and Iâm already studying the cadence of epigrams like âMDMA in the back gardenâ,. Iâm someone who struggles with severe summer depression, which is taboo in the world of seasonal sadists but taking my discman for a walk by the ocean as âThe Pathâ starts up on my (files purchased on ITunes!) burnt CD-R copy of âSolar Powerâ is natureâs SSRI. Suck on that, Saint Johnâs Wort.
Jun 13, 2025
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Okay I have to post everyday about a song I like !!! I loveeeee this EP so much!!! I think it's pretty impressive to have only one collab EP, and that's all that's needed, it's perfect lol. Her voice is so beautiful I sound quite pitiful when singing along đ€ŁThis song makes me feel good feelings and it fills my soul with LOVEđïžShowed a couple friends this song and they will randomly sing it when we are together and it makes me happy when I show someone a song and they adore it just as much as I do <3 Especially when we don't share similar music tastes, I feel like I succeed â
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Jul 14, 2025
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đ”I swear this song needs to come back into the top rotation. So pop-y and sad and nostalgic and perfect for being over-caffeinated on a summer day trying to figure out why your crush didnât text you yet
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