FfFfFfFF 55,286 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) In 2021, she released her first single, “Obsessed” — “I actually think one day ‘Obsessed’ will get its ‘Stars Are Blind’ moment,” she said, referring to the once-derided, now-embraced Paris Hilton single. Despite the negative feedback, she kept writing. “I didn’t let it get to me that much,” she said. “Me not stopping writing was kind of me being like, ‘OK, well, I’ll show you.’” The following year, oodles of her leaked recordings — “day-one demos, pretty much” — hit the internet. For Rae, it was frustrating, but also free market research. Fans picked their favorites — “I’ve actually seen people make CDs,” Rae said — and Charli XCX reached out to ask to contribute a verse on one of them, “2 Die 4.” The leaks turned Rae from a try-hard would-be pop diva into a cult favorite. “People were like, ‘Wait, why do I kind of like this?’” she said, almost bashfully. Eventually, Rae independently released an EP, “AR,” collecting some of those songs. “My biggest goal is to never feel like I’m referencing an exact song or artist,” she said, noting that a mood can be struck by the simple deployment of a familiar-sounding instrument that evokes an era, in this case the early ’90s. “We used an M1 on a lot of the songs,” she said, referring to the Korg instrument, “and that was a very popular thing that was used on a lot of those great songs that I love.” But when pushed to describe what the pure pop icons she admires — Madonna, Gaga, Britney, Prince, Janet — have in common, her answer was “commitment.” Which is to say — commitment to a sound, commitment to a style, commitment to a fully inhabited presentation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/arts/music/addison-rae-addison-album.html Edited June 4 by FfFfFfFF 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ladle Ghoulash 21,827 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 She’s cute but this heavily stylized minimalistic visual aesthetic is so boring imo We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCloset 18,955 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 39 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: Madonna You cant hide who you are 11:59 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 55,286 Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 3 minutes ago, InTheCloset said: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-7o_mYGakX8 Her music does give 90s trip-hop Madonna! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheCloset 18,955 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 2 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: Madonna! You cant hide who you are 11:59 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 47,548 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 mutha mother, what must i do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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