Kim Petras didn’t feel exciting to do another round of artificial pop

[Teletubby 150,178]

In her teens, Kim flew out to Los Angeles, initially staying for six months, before relocating permanently. “I was meeting with and writing with producers I’d met online,” she says. “I stayed without a visa, so I got into trouble.”  

Three years after Petras arrived in the US, Fergie recorded one of her songs. It seemed the hard graft would finally pay off. “But it never came out,” she says. “It happens all the time; so brutal. You don’t get paid when that happens, you don’t even get to hear it. Still, it helped me get signed on a publishing deal in 2014 with BMG. It allowed me to get my visa and be in the US legally.“

Until now, her solo work has featured producer Dr Luke listed in the credits. She met Luke early on in her career, and signed to his publishing company, Prescription Songs, in 2016.

If Jesus Was a Rockstar is her first single written with Max Martin.

“This is a very different song for me,” says Petras. “It didn’t feel exciting to do another round of artificial pop. It felt like the craziest thing I could do was strip back and sing a song with a guitar lead and just my voice.” It marks a shift, Petras thinks, in her confidence and presentation: “I’m learning how to be myself more as well – from trying to get everyone to like me to being unapologetic in who I am.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/11/kim-petras-music-interview-sam-smith-unholy-jesus-rockstar

[monketsharona 81,955]

Turn Off The Light is a ****ing EDM masterpiece though. 

[Magneto 13,437]

Me, a gay who loves artificial pop:

[SlaeUrAnus 15,976]

There Will Be Blood is that MASTERPIECE though 

[RaraBitch 527]

oh no, here comes alt/country album 

[Dojo 19,365]

i hate, HATE when popstars sh*t on her past pop records ughhh

[Reginald 13,841]

 

3 hours ago, Teletubby said:

 

Kim, you just had your first #1, people WANT artificial pop. I'm getting Joanne vibes 

[LateToCult 40,910]

Not her Joanne era

[MJR 296]

Turn Off The Light was soo good! Anyone got other artists or genres to listen to similar to that album?  It can hold me over till she comes back to it 😂

[HIM820 1,842]

Coming off the #1, I think this is smart. I’ve already seen this song on several stories from people I wouldn’t have thought are her fans (straight/gp) 

[Railing 2,799]

I hope she knows Unholy is the most artificial song she put out 

[Regina George 59,387]

38 minutes ago, Railing said:

I hope she knows Unholy is the most artificial song she put out 

Yea it’s truly not.. Her previous songs were much more artificial and soulless that Unholy. 

[Dayman 6,179]

3 hours ago, Dojo said:

i hate, HATE when popstars sh*t on her past pop records ughhh

It’s the marketing tactic used to pitch the new material as their “best yet”. It’s all about getting that headline quote that gets people to click. Whether it be in excitement or curiosity.

[Squidward T 2,234]

IJWAR is her weakest song to date imo