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Feeble Little Horse “Freak”

“Freak” sounds like a melange of musically ambitious 90s indie rock – a little bit Chavez, some Built to Spill and Dinosaur Jr, a lot of Helium – but packed very densely into a song that doesn’t even crack the two minute mark. The first few times I listened to this I wasn’t paying very close attention to the lyrics and heard the chorus as “I know you want me to freak,” which feels like a pretty common sentiment for contemporary indie. But no, it’s actually it’s “I know you want me, freak” and the whole song is about lusting for a 6’5” sports star and resenting his tiny little girlfriend. This is so much more interesting to me, much more like something Liz Phair might have written if she had a different type back in her 20s. Lydia Slocum’s words are direct but shielded somewhat by humor, giving the impression that while this probably isn’t going anywhere, she’s more disappointed by that then she’s letting on.

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